Thebwoy:
Obodo maramma dika honey jury
Obodo OMA nke Nigeria
Anambra state oo, light of the Nation.

We lead, others follow.

Regulate them rather than permanent ban cos mua wan enter keke biz as part time job

JubrinElSudan:
I guess he banned the association not keke riding

Chimaokigwe:
Obiano banned them because majority of the Keke riders are Ebonyi people.
That is the honest truth.

He started this nonsense by banning bikes and renaming Abakaliki Street to Club street.

Mrakeli:
Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) operating in Anambra State, has reacted to reported ban placed on it in the state.

The Anambra Stste Commissioner for Transport, Uchenna Okafor, via a statement, said yesterday that the ban became necessary following ceaseless negative reports over activities of the association in the state.


He further warned that any person or group operating on the guise of tricycle operators would be dealt with.

But in a statement sent to Akelicious on Saturday, and signed by KeneChukwu Okeke, Chief Ombudsman for the TOAN Anambra State Chapter, he said,

“Our attention has been drawn to a report titled, ‘Anambra State Government bans tricycle union’ published across online media platforms on Friday, July 5, 2019.


“The report, which has curiously gone viral on the Internet smacks of puerility. The malafide action of the Anambra State Government as published is not only infantile, but clearly baseless, null, void and of no effect whatsoever in common law.

“While we are still at a loss as to why a democratic Government of Anambra State, a primary beneficiary of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria would be so reckless, draconian albeit dictatorial thereby subverting the will of the people using state power, but questions remain on the competence of state officials, and one may not be wrong to assume that the State Executive Council meetings could be weekly a binge party, given the nature of its public policies and antecedents.

“Now, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 40 thereof provides that ‘Every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons, and in particular, he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any association for the protection of his interests.’


“Section 40 holds great significance, for it gives the labour, a constitutional right to associate freely. The Constitution further protects the workers’ rights not only to belong to but also to form a trade union. The 1999 Constitution expressly prohibits or bars a ‘closed shop’ agreement, ‘yellow dog’ contract, or any other arrangement that compels a worker to join a particular union or that excludes the worker from union membership or activities.

“Section 40 of the Constitution further guarantees the right of every citizen to freely associate and interact with other citizens for purposes that are of common interest to the said citizen, it is trite law that no right is absolute. But the circumstances and grounds upon which the exercise of such rights are to be limited is the pertinent question that comes to fore.

“Guided by the constitution itself, section 45 stipulates in effect that any law (emphasis mine) that is reasonably justifiable in a democratic society would justify the circumscription of the free exercise of a constitutional right, therefore:

“What law or circumstances reasonably justifiable in a democratic society did the Anambra State Government rely on, to the extent that it seeks to limit the free exercise of the rights guaranteed under Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution?

“In determining the above-stated question, whether a law is reasonably justifiable, the test required for any law restricting section 40 is an objective rather than subjective one and the standards include (i) whether there is a grave risk of harm to a larger section of the community. (ii) whether the risk of harm is imminent and demanding grave urgency; and this should not depend on the subjective view, opinion or arbitrariness of the Governor or any Commissioner in the executive arm of the of the State Government.

“Having regards to the wordings of section 45 of the 1999 Constitution, which postulates that laws which attempt to hinder the free exercise of rights must have their justifiability tested within the ambience of ‘a democratic society.’

“If the ethos of democratic values involve the freedom of interaction, freedom to exchange socio-economic ideas, then any law nay action that seeks to circumscribe such liberty is draconian, despotic or totalitarian and can only be accommodated under a military society or a police state, but would certainly run counter against the basic pillars or tenets of a democratic society, especially when the powers it purports to confer are exercisable arbitrarily by the recipient of that power.

“Therefore, the intendment or purport of Section 45 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is that the exercise of the rights conferred by Section 40 of the constitution does not rest primarily, substantially or effectually on the whims, caprices nay subjective judgment or despotism of the state Governor or his commissioners but through a law reasonably justifiable in an extant democratic society, like in Nigeria.

“For record purposes, we will like to state the true picture of the prevailing circumstances in Anambra State as follows:

“1. Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) is a registered and recognized trade union by the Registrar of Trade Unions under Form B of the Trade Unions Act, Cap. T14, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 in January 26, 2016; and it is, therefore, only the Registrar of Trade Unions (under the directives of the Minister of Labour of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment) that has the power to register, recognize, de-register or proscribe any trade union that may organize in specific areas of the economy, and not even a commissioner of any State Government, whence issues of trade unionism come directly under item 34 of the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“2. That the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), an affiliate of Trade Union Congress (TUC) is the only umbrella body authorised by law to co-ordinate, monitor or regulate the activities of all tricycle workers in the whole Federation of Nigeria or any part thereof including Anambra State.

“3. That the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Anambra State Chapter is a lawful, peaceful and non-violent union of employers and workers who are engaged in the tricycle trade or industry operating in Anambra State . As far as the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) are concerned, there has been no negative reports against the union engaging in anti-social or criminal activities anywhere in Anambra State.

“4. The laudable programmes and objectives of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) are meant to restore sanity, probity, accountability, and further the interests and welfare of all employers and workers in the tricycle trade or industry operating in Anambra State.

“5. That touts and louts operating anti-trade union associations had enslaved albeit molesting, harrassing, intimidating and extorting and defrauding the commonwealth of tricycle workers in Anambra State. Many a tricycle workers have been either been maimed or murdered by those violent touts working in cahoots with some corrupt government officials.

“6. Expectedly, the touts and louts who hijacked the affairs of tricycle employers and workers have been greasing the palms of corrupt government officials at the expense of the tricycle owners and operators in Anambra State who pay outrageous and multiple levies to the extortionists or rackeeters.

“7. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Kwali had on June 24, 2019 issued an order restraining the named illegal revenue collectors, touts and louts operating in Anambra State from harassing, intimidating, assaulting, extorting vide issuance of tickets and the imposition of dues and levies occasioning forceful distrainment of tricycles belonging to members of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Anambra State.

“The court presided was over by Hon. Justice Venchak S. Gaba gave the order on Monday while ruling on the motion FCT/HC/M/7331/19 in respect of suit FCT/HC/CV/2268/19. It voided the collection of dues, levies or sales of tickets to tricycle workers by named touts and louts other than TOAN. This apparently miffed the tout-infested Anambra State Ministry of Transport.

“8. The Anambra State Commissioner for Transport said that, ‘TOAN is strange to Anambra State Government, the group operate in disguise and in very negative circumstances.’

“Any right-thinking man may be tempted to ask: What are the specific plaints constituting ‘negative circumstances’ which was reported against the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Anambra State Chapter? The answer is none, TOAN is a lawful and non-violent association of law-abiding tricycle employers and workers in Anambra State for the purposes of collective bargaining.

“The Anambra State Government by saying that TOAN is ‘strange’ is tantamount to saying that the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria and the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under which TOAN is duly registered and operates upon is ‘strange’ to the Anambra State Government. Indeed, the Anambra State Government of Nigeria has gone rogue.

“9. The Anambra State Commissioner for Transport further stated, apparently exposing his crass ignorance and lack of appreciation of the relevant laws of the Federation.

“He said, ‘No union can exist without the consent of the government.’ For the avoidance of doubt, no duly registered trade union or federation of trade unions in Nigeria require the consent of any State Government to operate or function.

“That misguided statement is akin to saying that the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria cannot operate in any part of Nigeria nay Anambra State without the consent of the State Government. This is gross and worrisome, especially when it is coming from a component state of the Federation of Nigeria, a federating unit.

“I hereby call on the presidency and all security agencies, particularly the DSS to investigate and ascertain the true motive albeit the secessionist agenda of the Anambra State Government in the interest of National Security.

“From the foregoing, it is patently clear that at no point whatsoever has the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Anambra State Chapter engaged in any unlawful or ‘negative circumstances’ as falsely posited by the Anambra State Government, the purported ban is simply a ploy to suspend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and to subverting the will of the teeming members of the tricycle employers and workers operating in Anambra State.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the entire tricycle workers in Anambra State are hereby enjoined to always remain calm, peaceful, law-abiding as usual, to disregard the purported ‘ban’ albeit puerility of the Anambra State Government and prepare for the forthcoming general Congress slated for August 24, 2019.

“We therefore hope that Anambra State Government would reverse the reckless action under review, which has no effect in law and to desist forthwith from negating the rule of law for the overall interest of the Anambra People. In effect, the Anambra State Government should channel its resources to eliminating and curbing the activities of touts and illegal revenue collectors who on daily basis, harrass, molest, intimidate and maiming the Anambra people.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/why-anambra-govt-cant-ban-us-tricycle.html

Ijawwomaninoyo:
Then they will come and complain about the high rate of robbers. Senseless people.
You don't provide jobs but yet want to take away the only one they have.

Bullpenn11:



Don’t mind the Ogogoro Governor ,Obiano

He wants to ban them, then create another union that will be headed by another of his wife’s brothers.

This is exactly the same tactics he used on AMATA, the traders association which he dissolved and reconstituted to be headed by Ekwegbalu,his wife’s brother.

Anambra State is now being ruled by that agbero wife of his, his office messenger turned wife.

RiyadhGoddess:
Keke should be regulated and not banned. Read my signature

obama30:



here is criminal challenging the state authority. hear him, “He said, ‘No union can exist without the consent of the government.’ For the avoidance of doubt, no duly registered trade union or federation of trade unions in Nigeria require the consent of any State Government to operate or function. did law permit the individual union to extort the citizens?

is it because the state government look the other way that make you people think above the law. even the so call road transport union is ban in 3 state now and no one challenge or quote law. Your taken home the revenue that suppose to go to government pocket and your asking what have you done. you are pure criminal when correcting any kind of due or levy that suppose to correct by state internal revenue service. If i am the governor you must go to jail or provide all the money that suppose to be in state account you corrected, criminal.

Hear the arm rubber, “From the foregoing, it is patently clear that at no point whatsoever has the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Anambra State Chapter engaged in any unlawful or ‘negative circumstances’ as falsely posited by the Anambra State Government.

what do you think when you pose as revenue corrector or because state government keeps silent and you think your authorize to form union and start stealing from people you force to be under you. oh they are expecting the state government to go and still request for revenue from the same keke operators after the same union extort them of what they suppose to take home, whatever they call you, your evil and need to eliminate by going to jail for people of Anambra tricycle operators to work freely.

CapitalShove:



Poster (Mr. Ignoramus)

It is certain that you are the criminal who failed to get good education, a sine qua non for both personal and national development. Again, it is either you are completely ignorant of the facts culminating into the instant show of shame by the Anambra State Government nay the proscription of registered trade union, thereby despotically muzzling the fundamental rights of citizens or you are out to deliberately cause mischief or you are both ignorant and mischievous. Now, If you are conversant with the laws of land, and if only you are not an ignoramus (which I am sure you are), you ought to have reasonably known that every the operations of any registered trade union in Nigeria is regulated by its registered and approved 'constitution' or rules as regards to the levies, subscriptions and dues imposed on every member. So the issue of extortion does arise. And take further notice that the formation and membership of trade union in Nigeria is a matter of choice. No worker is under compulsion to join a particular trade union or to mandatorily subscribe to its levies or check- off dues.

It is indisputable that Anambra State Government of Nigeria under the Willie 'drunk' Obiano administration has recorded the highest number of constitutional breaches or infractions and abuse of executive powers in the history of Nigeria. Anambra State Government has a duty to obey the laws of the land but reverse has been the case, in view of the prevailing circumstances. That 'three States have banned a transport union', in itself, does not legalise the null action of the Anambra State Government because no State Government has the vires (powers) to ban a registered trade union. You cannot give what you do not have. I think illiterates like you should be in jail because you serve no useful purpose to the populace other than misinforming people.

Thank you.

obama30:


whether you accept it or not your a criminal and you can't tell state governor how to handle criminal affairs of your kind. we the Anambra people are totally in support of his action and pray that he send task force out to start arresting your kind of criminals.

CapitalShove:


Your comments reeks of illiteracy, criminality and thuggery no matter how much you try to brush up yourself in futility. You are nothing but a certified non-entity, failed being. No doubt, you are not from Anambra State, Anambra people are not as foolish and senseless as you sound here on this platform.


If truly you are in support of the 'illegal' actions of the Anambra State Government nay Willie 'Drunk' Obiano, I think it is more appropriate to join as an interested party to defend the suit already pending at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN). Go there, defend and support the 'Governor'. Capital Mumu.

Like I said earlier, you serve no useful purpose. In fact, you have nothing to offer to yourself, talk more of any other person. Sooner or later, you will find yourself in your proper place: prison.


A born criminal, cerified tout coming online to spew rubbish because you stole from people to afford data.

What is your job description, Agbero Park?
If you failed to answer this power, then it has been proven without much ado that you are a tout, kidnapper, extortionist, fraudster, bandit and louts terrorizing Anambra People overtime, and therefore the DSS would not be mistaken to get on your trail.

obama30:


If you don't like as governor ban you go hug transformer or drink Sniper. You should have use your power on Fulani's than causing financial witch to your people. people of your kind is reason Ananmbra state business environments never grow. the ban have come to stay, I work and live at officers mess Bukavu Barrack. Don't worry soon we will be in Anambra state and i will be ruthless to men of your kind. Every intelligent person that read your write up can easily understand how frustrated you're, you hope to steal little profit the keke operator suppose to go home with and you hope it will continue that way. sorry cause you don't have job criminal hoping to steal with authority you don't have. the frustration have made you to fight like hungry cat. is only mental unstable element accuse his doctor of being mad, from your comments, your known for all this evil, you hide under organize criminal group to kidnap keke operators, steal from them, murder those that refuse to buy your useless ticket and go to their house and steal their keke in the night hour. see how your exposing your evil to public. thank God for Anambra governor. soon the so call NURTW will be ban too and a large prison will be build to abandon men of your type when they think of protest or stealing or any kind. Idiot don't go and learn work continue hoping that fighting as hungry cat will save you.

CapitalShove:




I was not mistaken when I said that you are a confirmed kidnapper, a tout, and an unrepentant criminal. An officer resident at the 3 motorized Brigade, Bukavu Barrack, Kano, would never condescend so low to the extent of spewing trash on the Internet. An officer resident at the 3 motorized Brigade, Bukavu Barrack, Kano would not be a stark illiterate or exhibit some senseless tendencies. Therefore, you live and work in the forests with your criminal gang, and to terrorizing innocent citizens. But I have news for you, you can run but cannot hide, the long arms of the law will definitely catch up with you. Rather think not, everybody has criminal and vagabondish tendencies like you.

You are indeed frustrated that an ordinary man on the street nay tricycle 'keke' workers would come out organised so as to challenge the government anti-people's policies. The Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) is here to stay and not even your negative antagonism would hamper the smooth sail. TOAN is much alive, TOAN is operating in Anambra State to your chagrin and that of your ilks. Because you belong to the forests, you failed to understand that trade unionism as ensconced in the concept of freedom of association is widely acknowledged as a fundamental right in international law. There are several sources. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, proclaims that "Everyone has the right of freedom of peaceful assembly and association." Article 23, paragraph 4, also states that "Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests." The same principle is echoed in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) both of 1966. The International Labour Organization (ILO) likewise recognizes freedom of association as a fundamental principle in several major documents, the most important ones being the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention 1948 (No. 87) and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention 1949 (No. 98). Further, the right to freely associate is guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) 1950, the European Social Charter (ESC) 1996, the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) 1969, the Community Charter of Fundamental Social Rights of Worker (CCFSRW) 1989, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EUCFR) 2000, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) 1981. In sum, there can be no doubt that international law recognizes the right to freedom of association and the right to organize workers into trade unionism.

Needless to say therefore, a million bush men like you cannot stop TOAN or NURTW in Nigeria or any part thereof. The concept is beyond criminal gangs like you, criminal gangs, touts and stark illiterates cannot fit into this concept, you and your ilks cannot comprehend that is why you expose your crass ignorance shamelessly on the Internet. I bet if you have a conventional job, you wouldn't spare time to come online here and spew rubbish albeit unintelligent comments.

obama30:



You must commit suicide before ending of your governor tenure,

CapitalShove:



Not only that you are a criminal, you are mentally unstable, having nurtured the thought of suicide. You must check into a psychiatry or an assylum in your best interest. At best, we have seen a lot of your ilks commit suicide lately. However, you can commit suicide in the forests or kidnappers' den because you serve no useful purpose to humanity other than constituting nuisance and commuting all forms of criminality.


As for the self-styled 'Governor' Willie "drunk" Obiano, I think he too has committed political suicide vide flagrant desecration or violation of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He had made our job a whole lot easier.

Thank you.

obama30:




Suicide is still waiting for you and as you persist to carry out your criminal act, you will do that when Satan receive your soul thereafter suicide act.

CapitalShove:



Can't you see that you are going crazy. You now sounding gibberish and incoherent. You are confused.

This is the second of your mentally instability ushered with suicidal thoughts, of which will eventually make you commit the actual suicide.

Anybody that reads your unintelligible comments would appreciate the facts that a lot has gone wrong with you and that you are suicidal.

obama30:




It pains you so much, you can't continue peoples sweat, the band has come to stay the best thing for you is to go find job or create one is only you have saves from your previous criminal levies you receive. some of your courage that use to torment okada people boosted and quotes law's as your doing but today how far? some committed suicide as your planning to do, while some learn work, some too went into rubble as your second option is sniper idea fail you and people like me fire them to dead. i pray the day i will lay hand on you. i will beat you till every bloody civilian blood in your body drops out. Criminal

CapitalShove:



An empty-headed fool that cannot construct a simple correct sentence. That tells a whole story of who you are: a confirmation that you are uneducated brute, a kidnapper, an armed robber, a tout, a louts, a vagabond, an ignoramus, an danger to the civil society.

Mind you, we are not commercial motorcyclists. We are TOAN, a member of the International Trade Union Confederation, the NEC is made up of men with power and calibre. At least, commercial motorcyclists never approached the National Industrial Court (NICN) for interpretation on the ultra vires actions of the Anambra State Government 'banning' commercial motorcyclists as at that time. Commercial motorcyclists never approached the International Labour Organization (ILO) vide CFA for necessary actions and possible sanctions.
We are men of means and power, most of whom are educated abroad.


You have made our job easier in when you confessed to being a killer and a brute who ' beats people to death'. The self-induced confession is a 3rd-stage sign of anger and frustration. The terminal stage is suicide, you are getting there gradually.

We are waiting for more confessions, deranged criminal.
This communications is being mirrored to the DSS and the IGP's Intelligence Response Team (Special Tactical Squad) for necessary actions. You think by hiding behind a cheap phone you can threaten any citizen, you will be deterred.


Thanks.

obama30:



If your not a fool and you should support government that stop criminality of your kind to make sure keke operators go home with something at end of the day. being a tout cannot stop the governor or change his decision. truth is too bitter and governor is with Anambra people so reacting online cannot help you. as for who monitor the media, media monitoring is for bloody civilians not me. i don't care who monitor and who did not monitor but if you think you have power let have your full information and i bet to handle you with 36 hours. I will never reply you again. I tell you my final world, provide your full information including picture to avoid treating another person thereafter i can see your power. you will know that am the one treating you when i hand over copy of our conversation to you. then you tell ours your power to challenge the governor decision. you can insult as you wish but i made my demand.let take the thing out from here. I want to see how powerful you are in this nation. Don't give wrong information and leave whatever medium you use to write available

Zikora1000:
Lalasticlala Biko bia. That's the spirit of egalitarianism. man is equal to man! You cannot continue to feed us bull shitt just because you are in power? Where do u want them to turn to if you take away food from their table? Obiano, iji zi kwa anya gi? Way to gok ndi keke

lonelydora:
Anambra don't have better task force bi dat. Who are they to object the ban?