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LASG Inaugurates Caretaker Committee To Oversee Activities Under Suspended RTEAN

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LASG Inaugurates Caretaker Committee To Oversee Activities Under Suspended RTEAN - autojosh

LASG inaugurates caretaker committee to oversee activities of the parks and garages previously under the control RTEAN.

Operations of RTEAN was suspended last week in the state, following violence recorded in Ojo and Lagos Island.

Committee Chairman to submit monthly report of activities to Perm Sec. of Min. of Transportation for proper appraisals.

LASG Inaugurates Caretaker Committee To Oversee Activities Under Suspended RTEAN - autojosh





The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a Caretaker Committee to oversee the activities of the parks and garages previously under the control of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Lagos State.

The Lagos State Government had last week suspended the operations of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in the state, following pockets of violence recorded in Ojo and Lagos Island on Wednesday.

Addressing the newly inaugurated Committee at Alausa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa, stressed that the number one goal of the Committee is to maintain peace and tranquillity in the State.

Giwa warned the Committee to stay within the limits of its Terms of Reference in its operations as any abuse of privileges will attract an outright dismissal and subsequent prosecution.

LASG Inaugurates Caretaker Committee To Oversee Activities Under Suspended RTEAN - autojosh

He added that the Chairman of the Committee will be required to submit a monthly report of activities to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transportation for proper appraisals.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Eng. Abdulhafiz Toriola, while reading the terms of engagement, stated that the Committee will supervise all activities in parks and garages formerly under RTEAN.





He stressed that its jurisdiction only covers passenger commuter buses. He added that the Committee is also expected to broker peace amongst members of RTEAN.

The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Sulaiman Raji, in his remark, promised the State Government that the Committee will execute the task assigned to it dutifully.





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