VIO directors urge FG to strengthen road transport regulation, enforcement

The Directors and Chief Road Traffic Officers popularly known as Vehicle Inspection Officers, VIO, have called on the Federal Government to implement robust regulation, professional administration, technology and enforcement for effective road transportation. The Mandate Secretary, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Transportation Secretariat, Charles Elechi, made this call on Tuesday in Abuja at the 2026 Annual National Conference of Directors and Chief Road Traffic Officers of the Federation. According to him, governments must ensure that vehicles are roadworthy, drivers properly licensed and regulatory institutions adequately equipped. He said that inadequate investment in inspection faci...