Union commends Compol for job well-done
THE chaotic situation experienced by passengers and other road users around Uguwa Uku motor park, has been blamed on the indiscriminate permission the Taurani local government has granted various transport companies which choose to operate on road side instead of the motor parks.
The chairman of Uguwa Uku branch of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Bako Umar, who disclosed this during exclusive interview with ATT&E argued that unless transport companies like Big Joe, Benue Line Cross Country etc. are compelled to load inside the park, the chaotic situation caused by touts employed by these companies will remain.
Alhaji Umar who said he does not understand why despite several calls on the local government to address the situation, it remains adamant, stressed that unless the permission granted these companies are revoked, the crime which daily occur will remain unsolved.
According to him “no other motor parks in Kano find the volume of touts as we have here at Uguwa Uku, who are employed by the so-call transport companies.
The NURTW boss said the union is worried about the amount of revenue the local government loses through this process he described as abnormal.
He, therefore, called on passengers to always patronize the motor parks instead of dumping into any available vehicle by the road side, an act he said, further endangers the life of the passengers.
As of the impact of fuel scarcity on his members, Alhaji Umar is of the opinion that the scarcity affects his members just like other Nigerians.
He, therefore, called on the elected representatives at all levels, to protect the interest of the electorate by doing everything possible to make the product available to the common man.
The chairman, who said the situation calls for prayers, advised the ordinary man not to take to the street to demonstrate against the fuel scarcity because such will not do any body any good.
About the union’s orientation that the drivers should be more civil while steering, Alhaji Umar said as Muslims, they always remind their drivers to be conscious of the security of lives and property of the passengers by regulating the speed of their vehicle while driving.
He commends the efforts of the state police commissioner in restoring effective security service in the state.
According to him, the commitment the police dispatch to the park to assist in screening of passengers, has helped to reduce crimes in the motor parks.