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Lagos State Drivers’ Institute trains 81,821 professionals

THE General Manager, Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI), Mrs Afusat Tiamiyu revealed that the Institute has trained 81,821 professional drivers since the inception of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration.
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THE General Manager, Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI), Mrs Afusat Tiamiyu revealed that the Institute has trained 81,821 professional drivers since the inception of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration.

She disclosed this while reflecting on the activities of Governor Sanwo-Olu during a Yoruba radio magazine programme “Bosenlo”, on Traffic Radio 96.1FM.

Tiamiyu commended the governor’s reforms and interventions designed to add value as well as reposition the Traffic Management and Transportation sector.

The General Manager said the success recorded in the transportation sector during the past 600 days was achieved through the genuine passion and concerns for the sector by the state government, adding that the Institute has really benefitted from the largesse and timely intervention of the governor since he assumed office in 2019.

 Her words: “Before now, the Institute had a series of challenges that were hindering us from operating effectively. Our simulators were not in good condition, and printing of the LASDRI plastic recertification cards was being hindered due to lack of equipment and paucity of funds. We presented all these challenges to Mr Governor and they were resolved”.

“Many moribund and obsolete equipment of the Institute were replaced and reactivated to meet the modern-day challenges. The Lagos State Government has also made funds available for the Institute to produce training manuals for all professional drivers that present themselves at the Institute for training, and this has really improved the driving skills and knowledge of professional drivers across the state”, she added.

She averred that Governor Sanwo-Olu’s huge investment in LASDRI is a pointer to the fact that the institute has a big role to play in changing the fortunes of public transportation and the sector as a whole.