In November 2022, La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) took measures to enforce the use of their Assembly’s Stickers by mounting roadblocks within the municipality to check commercial vehicles that did not have the required sticker. The Assembly took this step to ensure compliance with their regulations and to generate more revenue.

The roadblocks were set up at strategic locations within the municipality, and the Commercial Vehicle Task Force was deployed to ensure that all vehicles passing through had the necessary stickers. The stickers are used to identify commercial vehicles that have been authorized to operate within the municipality and to indicate that they have paid the required fees and taxes to the Assembly.

The exercise was successful in generating revenue for the Assembly, and it also helped to enforce compliance with the Assembly’s regulations. Any commercial vehicle that did not have the required sticker was impounded, and the driver was fined before the vehicle was released.

The exercise was necessary as the revenue generated from the fees and taxes paid by commercial vehicles is an important source of income for the Assembly. The funds are used to finance various developmental projects within the municipality, including the construction of roads, provision of social amenities, and improvement of the general welfare of the people.

The exercise also helped to enhance road safety as only commercial vehicles that had been authorized to operate within the municipality were allowed to pass through. The stickers serve as a form of identification, and they help to reduce the incidence of unregistered vehicles plying the roads, which could pose a threat to road safety.

In conclusion, the roadblock exercise conducted by LaDMA in November 2022 to check commercial vehicles without the Assembly’s stickers was successful in generating revenue and enforcing compliance with the Assembly’s regulations. The exercise also contributed to improving road safety within the municipality. The Assembly continues to take steps to ensure the development and growth of the municipality.