 The Senate, during plenary, urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Vehicle Inspection Officers, Federal Rural Safety Commission and other relevant agencies to immediately commence a joint tax force to step up activities to eradicate illegal garages and pick up or pick up points within the capital city. This followed a motion stating the urgent need to stand the tide of illegal motor parks and pick up points within Abuja Metropolis sponsored by Senator Aliyu Ahmed Wadada and Senator Kingibe Ireti Hebat. Senator Wadada worries that if the illegal pick up and drop-off indiscriminately at non-designated parking zones are not controlled or eliminated, it may become a serious security threat and concern in the FCT. Concerned that even though the Abuja Master Plan has designated motor parks and garages for pick-ups and drop-offs of passengers, transporters in the Federal Capital Territory have moved, have formed the terrible habit of picking up and dropping off passengers indiscriminately and also parking at non-designated parking zones on the highway, thereby causing unnecessary traffic, further concern that if the creation of illegal garages and pick-up slash drop-off points is or are not curtailed, it will remain an avenue of leakage in revenue generation for the FCT administration. I would also like to add that FCT being the policy capital of the nation, the seat of government and the face of Nigeria, it is important that these things are taken care of urgently. At the motor parks, the essence of having motor parks is also to allow ease of tracking of these motorists in case of theft and in case of accidents and other unforeseen circumstances. So I believe that the illegal motor parks should be scrapped immediately. The Senate's defer urged a joint tax force to always enforce the penalty for the creation of illegal garages within the Federal Capital Territory. Also urged, the joint tax force to always enforce the penalty for the creation of illegal garages within the Federal Capital City. Those in favor of this policy are aye, those against the nay, the ayes have it. Hello. If you enjoyed the news, please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.