Traffic offenders apprehended by the men of Oyo State Road
Traffic Management Agency, OYRTMA, in the State will face the wrath
of the law immediately they are arrested.
Chairman of OYRTMA, Dr. Akin Fagbemi stated this today after the
Chief Magistrate of State Mobile Court, Magistrate Moruff Mudashiru
paid him a visit at his Ibadan office on Monday.
He said that the mobile court set up to try those that violate
traffic regulations would start sitting on Wednesday, 18th
September, 2019.
Fagbemi charged the court to ensure fair and speedy trial of
offenders to minimize what he called the culture of indiscipline by
some road users in the State.
He expressed the readiness of the agency to work closely with
the judiciary to bring the nuisance of unnecessary traffic
violation to a halt as his men have been trained to be civil in
their approach to motorists while they were on the road.
The Chairman maintained that motorists whose vehicles were
confiscated or impounded by the officers of the agency would be
made to face the mobile court and get speedy trial across the
state.
He said, “We are ready to work with the mobile court to bring to
barest minimum, the culture of road indiscipline by some road users
who will not respect the rights of others on the road by parking
indiscriminately, driving against the traffic among other sundry
illegalities on the roads. By Wednesday, the court will start
trying offenders and we will give the mobile court the best of our
support to make their job easier and prompt to ensure sanity is
returned to our roads”.
Fagbemi went on to solicit for the absolute commitment of the
court in speedy adjudication of all cases in line with global best
practices and dictate of the traffic laws of Oyo State so as to oil
the wheels of the developmental agenda championed by the State
Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde.
The Chief Magistrate, Mudashiru expressed satisfaction with the
operational and administrative changes which he said was going on
at the agency since the appointment of the new chairman.
He further affirmed that sanity would be returned to the
highways and major roads across the state as all traffic offenders
would be tried fairly without recourse to social status, creed,
gender, religion or political affiliations.
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Summit Speakers Chart Path for Kwara’s Economic
Development
Building a virile economy, either for a country or a state, is a
collective task.
While the government plays her own part, citizens are expected
to fulfil their l side of the bargain, by complementing the
efforts.
These were the unanimous views of participants at the maiden
Kwara State Economic and Poverty Alleviation Summit held in Kwara
Hotel Ilorin.
The auspicious event themed, “Role
of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Youth Participation in the
Economic Wellbeing of Kwara State,” was organized by Centre for
Hunger and Poverty Alleviation and Research (CHPAR).
The Executive Director of CHPAR, Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman
said the state is blessed with enormous potentials in human,
materials and natural resources capable of making it a global
‘economic hub’.
He therefore called on critical stakeholders with brilliant
ideas to address the issue of youth joblessness and perceived
socio-economic backwardness in the state.
“During our research, we noticed that there are profound
strategies which can be used to solve developmental challenges in
the State. We realized that we can all come together and brainstorm
on how to contribute our quota towards the socio-economic growth of
our Dear State. Hence, we decided to convene the Kwara State
Economic and Poverty Alleviation Summit,” he said.
Speaking on the same vein, the guest speaker, Mr. La-Kadri Yusuf
said the State once boasted of a thriving economy, however with
focus and concentration on white-collar jobs, most of the youths
abandoned artisanal business ventures, and opted for limited
skilled jobs.
He urged the State Government to invest massively in youths so
as to boost creativity and drive economic growth in various
productive sectors.
Another Speaker, Asiwaju Mashood
Shittu, maintained that if Kwara is desirous of building its local
economy, then it must identify, nurture and groom young
entrepreneurs.
He said: “The wellbeing of our youths should be paramount to all
of us. This is because the wellbeing of our youths play a vital
role in the wellbeing of our economy.”
Shittu, however advised the State Government to create an
enabling environment to enable creative minds and young
entrepreneurs to harness their creative talents.
The Speaker, Kwara State House of
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi, asserted that the summit
is coming at a time the State is steadily witnessing remarkable
transformation under the purposeful leadership of Governor
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, disclosing that the State Assembly would
give accelerated hearing and passage to a bill establishing the
“Kwara State Social Investment Programme” which was recently
forwarded to them by the Governor.
The Speaker, who was represented by Hon. Olawoyin Magaji, the
House Majority Leader said: “I wish to assure the organizers of
this great and special summit, that our State Assembly will
support, partner and collaborate with you. Just like Centre for
Hunger and Poverty Alleviation and Research, the Kwara State of
House of Assembly desire to see our beloved State speedily attains
quantum socio-economic growth and human capital development, in no
distant future.