Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, OYRTMA is to ensure enforcement on zero tolerance to one-way traffic defaulters across the state.
The Executive Chairman of OYRTMA, Mr. Akin Fagbemi, stated this while addressing Governor’s Office correspondents at the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan.
Mr. Fagbemi expressed regrets over the exponential increase in the number of road traffic accidents attributed to one-way-driving particularly in Ibadan metropolis.
The OYRTMA boss explained that the agency has directed all Area and Zonal Commanders of the Authority across the Thirty-Three LGAs to impound any vehicle, tricycle or motorcycle found culpable of the act stating emphatically that defaulters would not only be prosecuted but stands a chance of forfeiting their vehicles.
Mr Fagbemi said the management of the Authority has resolved to subject offenders found guilty of one-way-traffic to face the full wrath of the law through a doubled fine totaling a minimum of Fifty-Thousand Naira Only (N50,000.00) or risk complete forfeiture of the vehicle or machine involved, as the case may be.
The OYRTMA Boss noted the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Law 2009 is presently being reviewed to meet trending global standard in the specific areas of effective transport management, advocacy and disciplinary actions against traffic offenders.
Iyabo Adebisi
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