[size=18pt]Alao-Akala: No Going Back Over Ban On NURTW[/size]
From Tunde Sanni in Ibadan, 10.27.2010



Oyo State governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala has declared that there is no going back on the ban on the activities of commercial vehicle drivers under the platform of the National Union of Road Transport {NURTW} in the state.
Akala while receiving the new General Officer Commanding {GOC} 2 Div of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Muhammad Abubakar in his office tasked the army not to condone the activities of the union at Ojoo which is nearer to the division.

He stated that as far as his administration was concerned, the NURTW is a persona non grata in the state while the administration was ready to give full support to all security agencies to get rid of the menace of the drivers.
The governor hinted that the government was forced to proscribe the union following intractable leadership crisis which degenerated into violence and insecurity in the state.  to succeed in performing their statutory duties of providing security.
He made the declaration today in Ibadan while receiving the new General Officer Commanding 2nd Division of the Nigerian Army Brigadier General Mohammed Abubakar who paid him a courtesy call in his office.

While congratulating the new GOC on his appointment, Governor Akala commended the support of officers and soldiers of the 2nd Division to his administration in the provision of security to lives and property adding that his administration will continue to make officers and soldiers of the Division comfortable in the performance of their duties.
Akala enjoined security agencies to curb the menace of the drivers in order to prevent further break down of law and order in the state.

He said that his administration will not condone any form of violence and activities capable of disrupting the prevailing peace which the State has continued to enjoy for the past three and a half years.
The governor said that the government had appointed managers from the various local councils to manage all Motor Parks in the state.
Akala called on the Nigerian Army to be more committed to its statutory duty of protecting the territorial integrity of the nation, urging the GOC to pay special attention to the provision of adequate security within and around neighbouring countries that share boundaries with Oyo State.

Earlier the GOC commended the Governor for his administration support to the 2nd Division as well as officers and men of the Division in the performance of their duties.
He pledged the support and loyalty of his division to the civilian administration in the provision of security to lives and property throughout the State.


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