Foremost comedian, Ali Baba, has proposed an automated fines system as a solution to the incessant man-made traffic problems in Lagos.
Ali Baba,
53, shared the solution in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
After
narrating his experience in traffic, he wrote: “A thought hit me. If
@jidesanwoolu wants to make extra N200b to develop Lagos, he should just invest
in CCTVs at major and busy junctions. With STOP signs to boot. Borrow money fix
the roads and drainages. Then set up a system that will get drivers and vehicles
to be linked together. When you are caught on tape, beating the traffic lights
or breaking traffic laws, you will just get the alert that the payment has been
deducted from your account.
“To make
this work, each car will have its registration number linked to the BVN of the
owner. No need to set up any other means of collecting the money. And if you
sell the car, you must go to the licensing office to change the BVN. Failure to
do that means whoever drives the car and commits an offence, will not be debited.
The original owner pays.
“If it’s a
military vehicle, the debit comes from the military account. Same with corporate
bodies. Individuals too.”
Last week, Ali Baba had revealed that
former Nigerian president, Umaru Yar’Adua, had a great sense of humour.
Yar’Adua
was the 13th president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he was declared the
winner of 2007 presidential elections.
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