Nigerian State set to commence vehicle emission control

In Nigeria, in a bid to mitigate the negative effects of vehicle emission to the society and human health, the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, has concluded arrangement for the take-off of vehicle emission control in the state.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, Farouk Akintunde stated this during a stakeholder meeting with the transportation industry, held at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Akintunde stated that the test would commence across the State by 1st March 2025.

According to the Special Adviser, there would be designated centres within the State, where the emission test would be conducted for all types of vehicles to include cars, trucks, motorbikes, buses and tricycles. He said: “This meeting is to inform you and ask for your cooperation for the success of the scheme, as efforts were in place for its commencement”.

Contributing, the Commandant, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Commander Seni Ogunyemi, called on the transportation unions in the State to embrace the scheme which is for the good of all citizens of the State. In his remarks, Ogun State Commander, Vehicle Inspection Office, Ademehin Olugboyega said vehicles that fail the emission test would be referred to the Vehicle Inspection office, VIO, for further test.

Speaking on behalf of other transportation unions in the State, Secretary of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, Tiwalade Akingbade, declared their unalloyed support for the success of the scheme, while appealing to the government to support the transportation unions in converting to CNG enabled vehicles.