The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has been ordered to immediately halt all of its operations in Lagos State by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Sanwo-Olu announced the order in a statement released by his special adviser on transportation, Sola Giwa, on Thursday.
According to the statement, the association was put on hold as a result of Wednesday’s violence in Ojo and Lagos Island, which left numerous people hurt.
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A 35-person Caretaker Committee has reportedly been established to take over the RTEAN’s operations going forward.
“In a bid to fulfil one of the cardinal objectives of the T.H.E.M.E.S developmental agenda of the present administration in Lagos State as it relates to Security and Good Governance, under Traffic Management and Transportation, the Lagos State Government has suspended all activities of RTEAN with immediate effect, “ the statement reads.
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