Ondo Govt Bans NURTW, RTEAN From Motor Parks, Takes Over Ticketing |The Source

By Ayodele Oni

In a move to curb excesses of touts at motor parks and reduce transport fares in Ondo state, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Monday ordered National Union of Road transport workers, (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria, (RTEAN) officials to vacate motor parks in the state.

Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, who made the announcement, said the suspension was with immediate effect.

According to the Governor’s aide, the suspension was as a result of the recent crisis within the Unions over leadership tussles.

The SSA directed the leadership of both NURTW and RTEAN to vacate motor parks across the 18 local government areas of the state and to stop collecting money from taxi drivers and other motorists.

Dr Odebowale, who also directed Taxi drivers to revert to the old price of fifty naira, explained that new tickets would be purchased directly from Government.

He pointed out that every attempt to make life difficult for the masses would be restricted, adding that security agencies had been notified to effect timely arrest and prosecution of the defaulters.

Fare for intra-city shuttle was recently increased by 100 per cent by the leadership of NURTW in the state.

The NURTW leadership, under the Chairmanship of Mr Jacob Adebo, also hiked prices of tickets for commercial vehicles in the state, which has led to astronomical increase in prices of foodstuffs.