MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT TO SUPERVISE ACTIVITIES OF COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE AND TRICYCLE OPERATORS (COMTOA)ACROSS THE STATE.
By Ejoor Onoharigho
Delta State Commissioner for Transport Mr Onoriode Agofure has called on Members of the Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators Association (COMTOA) to operate and maintain status quo before the stoppage of the project and to work in accordance with the rules of engagement.
Agofure made the call in an all important meeting he held between the Ministry and COMTOA,as they supervise their activities and actions in the State.
According to the Commissioner,the meeting was in line with the State Government lifting of the suspension on the sales of Daily Road Tax for Commercial Motorcycle (okada) and Tricycle (keke) across the State.
The Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators Association (COMTOA)is the only recognized body authorized to manage and collect Daily Road Tax from operators,on behalf of the State Government.
According to the Commissioner, the approved Daily Road Tax for Commercial Motorcycle (Okada)is Two hundred Naira (200) while, Tricycle (keke)is Three Hundred Naira(300) respectively.
In same vein, COMTOA has been authorized to enforce compliance with the State colour code of blue and white for Tricycle as well as to check for the Unique Identification Code Numbers on Tricycles
The Association is to apprehend violators of the ban on Motorcycle Operators in the restricted areas of Asaba, Effurun and Warri.
Agofure stated that the sales of Daily Road Tax for Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators wiil commence on Monday 8th January 2024 across the State .
The Commissioner remarked that Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators are required to strictly adhere to the operating hours of 6am--8pm daily for Motorcycles in unrestricted areas and 6am --10 daily for Tricycle riders respectively.
The Special Adviser (SA) to the State Governor on Transportation Chief Barr Jaro Egbo ,the Special Assistant to the Commissioner Engr Austin Odiete, in on voice advised the members of COMTOA to avoid rancour and to work as a team.
Responding earlier,the treasurer of COMTOA, comrade Miller Okeoghene commended the State Governor Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori for the lift on the suspension of the sales of Daily Road Tax, stressing that they would operate within the stipulated rules of engagement,adding that their monitoring activities would curb all criminal minded individuals and impostors in the Transport sector as well as boosting the State internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Agofure, later stressed that Government would deal decisively with any group or individuals that may engage in act of illegal sales of the Daily Road Tax to Operators in any guise in the State,while he added that the Police and other law enforcement agents have been commissioned to arrest and persecute violators accordingly.
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