Kwara CP Urges Transport Operators to Maintain Peace Amid Fuel Price Protests

Date: 2024-09-08

As reported by The Punch, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Victor Olaiya, has appealed to commercial transport operators in the state to maintain peace as the government works to address the country's economic challenges.

This appeal followed a protest last Thursday by drivers of commercial taxi cabs, tricycle operators, and motorcycle riders in Ilorin, who demonstrated against the recent fuel price hike.

During a meeting on Friday at the command headquarters in Ilorin, attended by representatives of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria, and Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria, Olaiya urged the groups to ensure calm. The meeting also featured the presence of AbdulRaham AbdulRazaq, Senior Special Assistant on Security to the state governor, and Aliyu Muyideen.

According to a statement issued on Sunday by DSP Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Kwara Police Command, all parties were advised to prioritize peace in the state.

“The meeting admonished the transport unions to uphold peace always, emphasising that Kwara State is known for its harmonious, peace-loving nature.

“He reassured the unions that the Federal Government is actively addressing the current economic situation to improve the lives of all Nigerians.

“The Commissioner of Police also encouraged the transport unions to channel any concerns, particularly regarding security, through their chairmen.

“He emphasised the importance of dialogue and cooperation, assuring them that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, stands in full support of their well-being and is ready to assist them in all matters.

“The meeting ended with a renewed commitment to maintaining peace and ensuring the continued safety and prosperity of all residents in Kwara State,” the police statement said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Alabere     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Ajidagba     Awoye     Oja-Oba     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Durosinlohun Kawu     National Broadcasting Commission     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Hassan Saliu     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Ubandawaki     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Vasolar Consultoria     Kolo     Isiaka Oniwa     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Iponrin     Elerinjare     Joseph Bamigboye     Sobi     Ayo Adeyemi     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Sanusi Abubakar     Atunwa     Yusuf Lawal     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     08001000100     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Dankaka     Overland     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Rafiu Olasile     Village Alive Development Association     Apaokagi     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Abubakar B.M     Balogin Alanamu     Ramadhan     Oba Of Jebba     Lawan     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Lola Ashiru     Gani Saadu     Buari Edun     National Democratic Congress     Baaziki Sulaiman     Lawal Olohungbebe     IQRA College     Al-Hikmah University     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Wasiu Odewale     Bolaji Gambari     Abdulwahab Ololele     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Oko-Erin     Bursary     Osi     Ladi Hassan     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Taofeeq Olateju     Idiagbon     Omoniyi     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Charles Ibitoye     Share-Tsaragi     CACOVID Palliatives     Third Estate     Facebook     Oloye     JAAC     Garba Ado Sanni     Muslim Cementary     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Sabitiyu Grillo     Salaudeen Oyewale     Riskat Opakunle    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Deji Ajani     Yoonus Lawal     LAK Jimoh     S.O. Opowoye     Tayo Awodiji     Joseph Daudu     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Saad Omo\'ya     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Moji Makanjuola     Henry Olaosebikan     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Moses Rahman Popoola     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Salaudeen Oyewale     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Kwara State Polytechnic     Clara Nwachukwu     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Kola Olota     Kwara Metro Park     Lanwa     Umar Ayinla Saro     Local Government Pension Board     John Mayokun Dada     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Mohammed Saidu     Oko Erin     Isaac Gbenle     Okiki     Tsaragi     Turaki Of Ilorin     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Musbau A. Akanji     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Taofik Mustapha     ASUU     National Information Technology Development Agency     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Olatomiwa Williams     Jide Ashonibare     Jumoke Gafar     Kolo     Olatunji Ayeni     20 Billion Bond     Abubakar Imam     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Rafiu Olasile     Saad Belgore     Ojo Isekuse     3MTT     Damilola Yusuf     Share/Tsaragi     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Afetu Of Alabe     Binta Abubakar Mora     Fola Consultant     Alabere     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Shoprite     Bashiru Makama     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Al-Hikmah Radio     Ubandoma     Demola Banu     Kehinde Boyede     IYA ALFA NLA     Saad Omo Iya     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Bankole Omishore     Hussein Oloyede     Akorede     Atiku Abubakar     Oba Of Jebba     Fawenu     Mustapha Akanbi