The Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Mogaji Akin Fagbemi PhD has read out riot act to men and officers of the Authority prohibiting the practice of Number Plate removal from vehicles, motorcycles or tricycles alleged to have contravened the road traffic laws of the State.
This practice, he explains completely negates the rules of engagement of the Authority as enshrined in the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Law, 2009 as amended.
Dr. Fagbemi reiterated that the core mandate of the Authority is to ensure safety on the roads by engaging relevant stakeholders, enforcing relevant sections of the law and enlightening the public on safety measures to take while on the roads.
The Chairman made these disclosures while addressing men and officers of the Authority today at its administrative headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan. In his words, Dr. Fagbemi posited that “removal of people’s number plates does not in any way help in solving the problem of traffic congestion and road safety. It only creates acrimony and avenue for illegal extortion of motorists which the Authority kicks against in its entirety”.
Furthermore, the OYRTMA Boss extends the wand of warning to impostors parading as OYRTMA officials and causing untold hardships on the good people of Oyo State to desist or be faced with the full wrath of the law.
“The government of Oyo State, under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde is people-centric and would never embark on policies that negates the positivity and deliverables of the four cardinal objectives of the present administration in the areas of State Security, Improved Health Care Delivery System, Free, Qualitative and Compulsory Education as well as Economic Growth. Therefore, as a responsible agency of Government, we must operate in tandem with the laid down rules and regulations particularly as enshrined in our establishment law. Any of our men or officers found wanting in this regards or reported to have contravened this directive would be severely sanctioned.”, Fagbemi concluded.
