The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has said tricycle riders must get a hackney permit, revenue ticket to operate in the State.
This warning was given by OYRTMA chairman, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd) in Ibadan on Thursday.
The Chairman noted that tricycle riders fond of defacing their windscreen with different stickers aside hackney permit and revenue ticket will be apprehended.
He noted that unnecessary stickers on windscreens are one of the factors that cause accidents on the roads.
Major Adekoya added that the safety of lives and property is an obligation of all stakeholders and road users.
In a related development, the Chairman has directed all OYRTMA commanders to mobilize their personnel as of Monday, 20th May, to enforce a special operation tagged “Operation Stop and Remove Stickers On Tricycle Windscreen.”
Adesagba also said roadside automobile mechanics sighted around Aliwo road and setback of the water reservoir, Agodi gate Ibadan to vacate the premises immediately.
He frowned at the mechanics’ unwholesome actions, saying they constituted a safety hazard and environmental infraction in the area.
The Chairman said the roadside automobile mechanics must stop their activities and vacate the spot with immediate effect.
