Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has warned operators of motorcycles popularly called Okada and Tricycles also known as Keke NAPEP to guide against the use of the means of easy transport for criminal activities, measures are already being put in place to check such criminal activities.
Amaechi also asked the leadership of
the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycles and Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and
Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) to check the infiltration of
its rank by criminal elements across the country who pose a security
risk to Nigerians.
Represented by the Mrs. Anthonia Ekpa, a
director in the Ministry of transport at the inauguration of the new
leadership of the association in Abuja, the Minister also asked the
association to embark on the training and rebranding of its members in
line with international best practices.
Amaechi said that aside
the many road infractions often committed by members of the association,
its ranks were being infiltrated daily by questionable persons who pose
security threats across the country, adding that regulations are
underway to check this recurring decimal.
He disclosed that the
ministry was working to ensure a reduction in the cost of operation
through the introduction of solar-powered tricycles, saying “you will
have to ensure that your member operates within the laws of the land and
within international best practices, such as it is obtainable in other
parts of the world.
“The ministry is also worried that some
miscreants will use tricycles and motorcycles, posing as members of this
very reputable organization to cause havoc and security challenges
across the country. This is why we want to extract a commitment from the
new president that your members will work with the ministry to be
retrained and rebrand like our counterparts in other countries.”
In
his remarks, Chairman Senate Committee on Land transport, Senator
Olugbenga Ashafa tasked operators to be law abiding, placing safety
above all else and sticking to designated routes, while commending
members of the association for voting enmass for President Muhammadu
Buhari in the just concluded elections.
Source:- Thenationonlineng
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