Gov Shekarau urged to dualise Sani Mainagge-Gwarzo road
Kano state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has been called upon to prevail on the federal government to dualise the Sani-Mainagge-Gwarzo-BUK new site highway to reduce the rate of accidents on that highway.
The chairman of the Dorayi Babba motor park branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Gwarzo road, Alhaji Murtala Ahmad Dutse, who made the call in an interview with the Daily Triumph’s reporter said, hardly a day passes without an accident being recorded on the highway.
Alhaji Murtala Ahmad Dutse, stated that those mostly affected by these accidents are women and children attempting to cross the road due to the heavy traffic.
According to Alhaji Murtala Ahmad Dutse, the rate of accidents on highways such as Yankaba-Hadejia road and Aminu Kano Way, that have been dualised, have reduced considerably as women and children find it very easy to cross these highways despite their busy nature.
The chairman used the opportunity to commend members of his branch for the careful manner they conducted themselves during the just-concluded Eid-el-Kabir and New Year celebrations.
Alhaji Murtala Ahmad Dutse, announced that the branch did not record any accident during those festivities and attributed this situation to the various advice given to drivers on the need to drive with caution at all times, adding that the members should continue to maintain this noble ideal.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Mariri Taxi Long Journey branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Abdullahi Dahiru, has appealed to the state governor to investigate the mode of distribution and sale of petroleum products both at the NNPC and the various filling stations.
Alhaji Abdullahi Dahiru, in an interview, alleged that most filling stations in the state capital prefer to sell to black marketers who buy the products in jerry cans instead of motorists.
He stated that in other states of the federation, more priority is given to motorists especially commercial drivers in filling stations, adding that the present abnormality in the sale of petrol in Kano state has not only led to increase in transport fare, but has led to high cost of other essential items.
Alhaji Abdullahi Dahiru, announced that although no accident was recorded by the branch during the Sallah and New Year festivities, his members groaned and are still groaning under the scarcity of petrol and urged the government to come to their aid.
In another development, the Bus Two branch of the union at Shahuchi motor park, has donated some lost and found unclaimed items to the Shahuchi Destitute Home.
The items donated include wearing apparels, shoes, cooking utensils and other household items.
Announcing this, the secretary of the branch, Comrade Kabiru Hassan, said the donation which is a yearly event, is part of the union’s gesture to alleviate the sufferings of the inmates of the home as well as supplement the state government’s efforts to cater for the inmates.
Receiving the items presented by an official of the union, Comrade Labaran Ado, on behalf of the secretary, an official of the Home, Alhaji Nuhu Abdullahi, thanked the union for the good gesture and promised that the items will be judiciously utilized.
The secretary of the branch, Comrade Kabiru Hassan commended the members for promptly submitting lost and found items to the branch office and appealed to them to keep up this honest practice.