Osun State Government has condemned in totality some hoodlums that attacked the Traffic Marshals at Ola-Iya Junction, Osogbo Osun State last Thursday.
This was disclosed by the Acting Executive Secretary of the State Transportation Office, Engr. Wahab Olayiwola IbrahimĀ in a Press Release issued and made available to Journalists over the weekend.
The statement that warned the hoodlums said the government will not take it with levity hand of who ever that is caught in such act again as such a person will face the wrath of law.
Ibrahim, who described the Traffic Marshal as government representatives working towards accident free on the major roads of the state said motorists cannot do without them in order to have free flow of traffic.
According to Ibrahim, having Traffic Marshal on the roads in the state is not to create hardship for the people saying it is for the betterment of all and sundry.
The Act. Executive Secretary in the statement also warned people to desist from dealing with touts whenever they want to obtain their motor and motorcycle’s documents.
Ibrahim, said the Administrative Officers representing the State Office of Transportation have been attached to all Licencing Office across the state for the purchase of Electronic Automation, E-Proof of Vehicles and Motorcycles Number plates.
“Some of the benefits of the E-Proof are numerous. Some of them are, Electronic Proof of Ownership, Electronic Proof of Change of ownership, Electronic proof of change of renewal and Herkney Permit among others”, Ibrahim said.
The Office of Transportation boss who commended the state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for introducing the new E-Proof policy said the idea was to have a standard vehicle and motorcycle documents saying the development would also assist to eliminate forgery of both vehicle and motorcycle documents in the society.
Reported by Richard Akintade, Osogbo