Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan
The Oyo state government has said that commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state would be registered to control crime rate, ensure sanity on the roads and secure lives and properties.
The Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr Wasiu Dauda disclosed this at the weekend during a stakeholder’s meeting held with members of the unions at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat Ibadan.
Dauda explained that the process would incorporate commercial motorcyclists and tricyclists into a single data base for proper identification, noting that this will prevent hoodlums from using the cyclists for robbery, kidnapping and other vices that are rampant in the society.
“This registration will eradicate impersonation of members, provide opportunities to benefit from government social services and encourage special recognition of outstanding individuals of the unions,” he stressed.
In his own remarks, the Chairman, Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYRTMA) Colonel Tayo Ishola (rtd) emphasized that the database will promote safety on the roads and consequently urged members of the unions to obey traffic laws in order to reduce road accident to the barest minimum.
Speaking, the Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Internal Generated Revenue, Mr. Biyi Oloko, who was represented by Mr. Belly Adetokunbo, restated that the government never appointed any officer to collect illegal dues through ticketing, warning that any individual caught sabotaging the government revenue drive would be dealt with in accordance with the law.
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