Transportation

Adamasingba Unveiling: OYRTMA Warns Commuters Of Heavy Traffic

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Members of the motoring public and general commuters traveling from or to Ibadan Metropolis through Adamasingba have been notified of the anticipated heavy traffic due to the official commissioning of the remodeled Lekan Salami Stadium by Governor Seyi Makinde.

A statement by the chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, OYRTMA, Mr. Akin Fagbemi says the commissioning is expected to witness an influx of dignitaries from all walks of life and thus is envisaged to cause slow flow of vehicular movement during the period of 10am-10pm of 1st September, 2021.

It notes all the concerned authorities are making frantic efforts to mitigate the effect of the exercise on traffic flow adding that men and officers of OYRTMA would be strategically positioned to ease the traffic.

The statement advises motorists, travelers and the general public to use alternative routes boycotting Adamasingba during the stipulated period.

OYRTMA therefore solicits maximum cooperation of the motoring public on this development.

Iyabo Adebsi

Transportation

NSCDC, OYTRMA, Vigilantes, Takeover Traffic Control Duties in Ibadan

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Officers of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency, OYRTMA, vigilantes and some individuals have assumed the position of traffic warden in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The officers assumed the position of traffic control following the absence of traffic wardens from their duties in the wake of #EndSARS protests.

This was to put an end to heavy traffic gridlock the city had been witnessing since Monday.

A visit to Oke-Ado, Challenge, Mokola, Ojoo, Dugbe and other areas of Ibadan showed that the officers despite not being in uniforms, were able to control the traffic.

A motorist, Mr Tajudeen Alabi said the officers were able to ease the stress that many motorists went through last weekend.

Reacting, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Oyo State, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi said the command withdrew the traffic wardens from the road during the #EndSARS protest in order to curb mob action from protesters.

Mr Fadeyi said now that normalcy has returned to the state, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Nwachukwu Enwonwu has begun the re-deployment of officers to the road to reduce traffic and other road mishaps.

The Oyo State PPRO called on members of the public to eschew violence and embrace peace for the betterment of the society.

Abisola Oluremi

Transportation

OYTRMA Partners Association in Free Distribution of Face Masks

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Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, OYTRMA, in collaboration with the National Bag Makers Association of Nigeria has commenced the free distribution of face masks specially designed to be used by motorcycle operators, tricycle riders and commercial drivers.

The event took place this at the Trailer Park Sanyo, Ibadan with various transport operators in attendance.

Speaking at the event, the OYTRMA  boss,Dr Akin Fagbemi said the virus could easily spread through the means of transportation and poor hygiene.

Dr Fagbemi urged the transport operators to adhere strictly to rules on passengers to be conveyed and make use of the facemask to safeguard them from coronavirus pandemic.

The co-donor of the masks, totaling about five thousand pieces, Mr Kola Olayemi said the reality that the fight against Covid -19 which has become a collective effort, brought about his little contribution

Various transport operators present at the flag-off pledged to properly use the facemask and adhere strictly to the directives of the state government on COVID-19.

Iyabo Adebisi

Transportation

Desist from blocking government roads for your “Owanbe” – Oyo Government

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Oyo State Government has warned event planners, owners of event centres, religious centres and club owners to desist from indiscriminate closure of public roads to prevent gridlocks around them.

The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority, OYRTMA, Dr. Akin Fagbemi said this when he led a special operations team to commence enforcement against the unauthorized, deliberate and willful blockade of government roads for social events across the state.

Dr. Fagbemi said the present government completely frowned at the willful disregard to extant laws and regulations guiding the usage of public facilities including roads and other infrastructures.

The Executive Chairman noted that the rampant case of unauthorized blockade of government roads across the state is a punishable offence which attracts penalties as spelt out in the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Act 2009.

Dr. Fagbemi said the state government would deal with any individual or groups who willfully barricade government roads under the law thereby creating avoidable traffic bottlenecks at strategic areas across the state.

Iyabo Adebisi

Transportation

Oyo Partners Commercial Bank on Anti-Unemployment Scheme

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Oyo State government has partnered with a commercial bank to float a Micro-Bus Empowerment Scheme to reduce the level of unemployment and poverty in the state.

This is as the state, has trained over fifty commercial motorists on road safety regulations and measures to curb traffic accidents on major roads in the state.

The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) commenced the special training session for drivers and motorists drawn across the state on Road Safety, Signs, Rules and Regulations as well as defensive driving in line with the constitutional responsibilities of the agency enshrined in the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Law, 2009.

The training, organized in conjunction with the Institute of Road Transport Workers, Oyo State Chapter, was aimed at producing better and cautious drivers across the state to reducing road accidents on the state’s highways.

Addressing beneficiaries of the 1st batch of the training at the OYRTMA headquarters in Ibadan, the Chairman, Mr. Akin Fagbemi urged them be good ambassadors of the Transport Institute and that of OYRTMA. 

Participants at this training were expected to be part of the Micro-Bus Empowerment Scheme championed by the Institute of Road Transport Workers in conjunction with a commercial bank which would soon commence.

Iyabo Adebisi