The Oyo State Government yesterday inaugurated Mr. Mukaila Lamidi, a former factional chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), as the chairman of the State Motor Parks Disciplinary Committee.
Other members of the committee are Tajudeen Jimoh, vice chairman and Wasiu Omolewa, secretary.
Mr. Adewale Yekini and Akeem Akintola were also inaugurated as the chairman and secretary of a disciplinary committee for tippers and lorries.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that park managers were also inaugurated for the 33 local governments.
Commissioner for Public Works and Transport Prof. Raphael Afonja, who supervised the inauguration, said the park managers were assigned to take charge of motor parks across the 33 local governments.
He said that the new initiative – Park Management System (PMS)- was not a union system but basically deployed to coordinate activities at motor parks.
The commissioner, who said the initiative was aimed at boosting the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), urged the appointees to be good ambassadors of the government.
Speaking at the event, Commissioner for Special Duties Mr. Bayo Lawal admonished the appointees to refrain from any act capable of causing violence at the motor parks.
He described Governor Seyi Makinde as a peace loving governor and would not tolerate breach of the peace and harmony in the state.
Lamidi, also known as “Auxiliary,” who spoke on behalf of the other appointees, promised to carry out the assignment with sincerity of purpose.