About 1,000 NDLEA Lagos State Sector Command officers benefited from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s vision screening initiative, the latest in a series of health and fitness programmes that have previously reached truck drivers and police officers across the state.
Speaking at the event, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Sanwo-Olu on Transportation and Logistics, Hassan Adekoya, made clear that the days of tolerating impaired driving are over. “It is no longer tolerated for any individual on social contract to drive while under the influence of substances in Lagos State,” he said, adding that enforcement operations would begin imminently. He further cautioned that drivers caught behind the wheel while impaired would be taken to court by the NDLEA, describing the crackdown as essential to protecting lives, property, and government infrastructure.
Officers who received care at the event were enthusiastic about the experience. NDLEA Seme-Special Area Command’s Commander Ojoko Rita said the speed and quality of the screening exceeded her expectations, and that her new glasses had significantly improved her vision. Assistant Commander Nelson Ogwu, also attached to the Seme command, described his new glasses as superior to his previous pair and urged the state government to sustain the programme going forward.