The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has reiterated its commitment to enacting in full, all sections of the ‘Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Law, 2009’ which stipulates the roles, functions and responsibilities of the Authority as concerned with the management of traffic, road safety and road transport sanity in Oyo State.
This was made known today by the Executive Chairman of the Authority, Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi while briefing journalists on the policies the agency would embark upon in 2021 to ensure safety, sanity and an itch-free year with road crashes completely eliminated or brought to its barest minimum.
In his words, the Executive Chairman said “the Authority, under the present administration of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde is not ready to leave any stone unturned in its quest to ensuring free vehicular movements as well as safety of motorists on roads across the State. It is to this end that we shall commence apprehension and prosecution of motorists, either private or commercial, who willfully or otherwise jettison the basic road safety tips including the use of seat-belts, overloading, making phone calls while driving or using uncompleted/expired vehicle particulars”, he reiterated.
Speaking further, the OYRTMA Boss said “It would interest you to know that OYRTMA is statutorily charged with the responsibility of enacting both the Federal and State Road Traffic ? Laws in Oyo State, hence the law would be blind to everyone no matter how highly placed. The era of lawlessness is long gone and we advice the good people of the State to turn over a new leaf particularly as the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has indicated it’s commitment to focusing more on safety on the Federal Highways and expressways with only skeletal operations on the inner roads”.
