The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has said tricycle riders must get a hackney permit, and revenue ticket to operate in the state.
This warning was given by OYRTMA Chairman, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd.), in Ibadan, on Thursday.
Adekoya noted that tricyclists who deface their windscreen with different stickers, aside from hackney permit and revenue tickets, would be apprehended.
He said that unnecessary stickers on windscreens was one of the factors that caused accidents on the roads.
He added that: 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 mobilise their personnel as from Monday, May 20 for enforcement of a special operation, tagged “Operation Stop and Remove Stickers On Tricycle Windscreen”.
Adesagba also urged roadside automobile mechanics around Aliwo Road and setback of water reservoir, Agodi Gate in Ibadan to vacate the premises immediately.
He frowned at the unwholesome act by the mechanics, saying their “acts constitute safety hazard and environmental infraction in the area.”
