Oyo State Kicks Against Indiscriminate Closure Of Public Roads
The Oyo State Government on Saturday ,kicked against indiscriminate closure of public roads , even as it warned worship houses, event planners and clubs to desist from such act.
According to a statement made available to newsmen by the State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, quoted Dr Akin Fagbemi, the Chairman of Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), as giving the warning when he led a team to monitor authorised blockade of roads for social events across the state.
“The rampant case of unauthorised blockade of government roads across the state is a punishable offence that attract penalties as spelt out in the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Act, 2009.
“Henceforth, the State Government would descend heavily on any individual or groups who willfully barricade any government roads; thereby creating avoidable traffic loggerheads at strategic positions across the state.
“Any person caught in the act would be made to face the full wrath of the law,” he said.
Fagbemi further reiterated that the Governor Seyi Makinde administration frowns at the disregard to extant laws and regulations guiding the usage of public facilities including roads and other infrastructure.
He added that “It is expected of any individual or group who must for any reason, whatsoever, block any government road to first seek permission from the state government who would through OYRTMA, assess the resultant impact of such blockade and provide an alternative route for commuters along the axis.
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