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  • Dispatch riders to face stiffer penalties for traffic rules violation

    Dispatch riders to face stiffer penalties for traffic rules violation

    The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) in the  FCT, says it will apply stiffer penalties on any dispatch rider for violating traffic rules and regulations in the territory.

    The Spokesman of the service, Kalu Emetu stated this in an interview with NAN on Wednesday in Abuja.

    Emetu said the development had become imperative having realised that all the measures put in place, such as fine did not yield the desired result.

    He said that the development informed the establishment of driving school where they are trained when caught for non-compliance.

    “There is no day we don’t correct up to at least 50 riders as a result of one offence or the other.

    “This has also prompted the service to stop registering more of the riders because of the nuisance they are constituting to the city,”he said.

    The spokesman said that this was one of the measures the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) through the service, was putting in place to ease ways of doing business in the FCT.

    “It is a known fact that a delivery that ought to have taken 30 minutes or so to be delivered, will take some of them if not all, at most 10 minutes to do so.

    “But the question is, as much as they are trying to move any item from point A to B as quickly as possible, they should also obey traffic rules and regulations.

    “This development usually leads to outright arrest by our men on patrol within the city.

    “Immediately they are caught, they are immediately sent to the driving school for training and at the end of the day, they would have missed virtually everything they are pursuing for that day, ”he said.

    He explained that whenever any of them is caught, the service writes to the company because the bike is not registered in their names with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

    Emetu explained that it is left for the company to check whether the rider was still fit to continue to work with them or not.

    “We have what is called a Riders Certification Card (RCC).

    “So, once in a year, they are expected to come for training and after the training, we give them the certificate to show that they undergo the correctional riding skill.”

    The spokesman added that all these measures were put in place to ensure that they do the right thing by obeying traffic rules and regulations.

    “No speeding, no wrong overtaking, no riding against traffic  and whatever they are carrying should be inside the box attached to their bikes.

    “There are certain measurements for the boxes, meaning they should not carry anything that will not be inside the boxes.

    “No carrying of passengers among other things. But yet we still see them doing it in some locations and when caught, we fine them heavy than before to avoid a repeat, ”he said.

    Emetu said that all these measures were to prove to them that it was no longer business as usual.

  • Oyo Govt seals Premier hotel over violation of environmental laws

    Oyo Govt seals Premier hotel over violation of environmental laws

    The Oyo State Government has sealed the indigenous premier Hotel owned by South Western states for violating the environmental sanitation laws of the state.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement signed by the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun on Thursday.

    In the statement it was stated that the Honourable Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abiodun Oni who led the enforcement team alongside the Coordinating Director of the Ministry, Mr. Rogba Adedigba, Director Environmental Health Services, the Environmental Task Force, Amotekun Corps and Environmental Health Officers, among others during the week reiterated that the need to seal up these facilities became necessary so as to put an end to environmental nuisance in the state

    The Commissioner who was appalled with the attitude of the management of Premier Hotel for accumulating heaps of wastes within their premises, wondered why the management failed to co-operate with the designated authorised waste collector, despite the 7-days ultimatum given to them to evacuate their wastes

    “It is disheartening that despite efforts of this administration to provide an enabling and sustainable environment to residents, people still go ahead violating the environmental laws of the state whereas a filthy environment poses threats to individual’s lives in the state. When sickness comes, it knows no boundaries”, the Commissioner added.

    In the same development, over 80 shops were sealed at Sango market for non-compliance of environmental sanitation laws which include indiscriminate dumping of wastes on the road median, accommodating a filthy drainage at the frontage of their shops and non-compliance with the authorised waste collector while also the event centre was sealed for patronizing illegal waste collector.

    Mr. Oni who further emphasized that the enforcement will continue to take place lest people understand the need to take care of our environment.

    “As citizens, proper waste disposal is a way of exercising their responsibilities as well as giving concrete support to the government as such, putting an end to the scourge of filthy environment” The Commissioner added.

    Meanwhile the team also embarked to Gbaremu market and Adelabu Complex at Challenge to sensitize the traders on the importance of having a clean, safe and healthy environment while also giving them stern warning to comply with the environmental sanitation laws or else would face its wrath.

  • Abuja clerics disown congregation to escape prosecution for worship violation

    Abuja clerics disown congregation to escape prosecution for worship violation

    There was mild drama at the Federal Housing Authourity, Lugbe as some pastors tried to evade prosecution by the FCT Ministerial Enforcement Taskforce on COVID-19 Restriction.

    The Pastors, who have partitioned the rocks behind FHA Lugbe as their worship centres on Sunday, denied ownership of the large crowd worshipping on the hilltop.

    The Pastors are Ibitoye Kayode of the Liberty Faith Gospel Church, Pastor Joshua Olaniru of Liberty Gate Ministry and Pastor Vitalis Udeazi of Dominion Chapel.

    According to the News Agency of Nigeria, trouble started when the task team stormed the area and could not differentiate worshippers and their religious leaders.

    After brief interrogation, the three Pastors were identified from the crowd although Udeazi tried to conceal his identity.

    He said that none of his members was present at the time the members of the task force arrived the mountain top.

    However, that did not go down well with other Pastors who protested vehemently that he was one of them.

    Luck ran out on him when some members identified him as their Pastor, although he still insisted that they were his prayer members.

    Similarly, Olaniru, who also denied any wrong doing, was identified in a video while conducting service before the arrival of the task force team.

    Addressing the Pastors, Chairman of the task force, Ikharo Attah, expressed disappointment with the clerics for denying the large group of worshippers.

    “No one among you agreed that anyone came to worship in his Church even when they turned out in large numbers. One of you even went ahead to deny being a Pastor.”

    Attah also cautioned them against holding worship service in defiant of the presidential directive.

    The clerics were arraigned before the Mobile court presided by Magistrate Idayat Akonni and fined N5,000 each in addition to three hours community service.

  • Benue massacre: Buhari violated no law, acting within ambit of Nigerian constitution – Presidency replies CAN

    The Presidency on Tuesday insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari violated no law in handling the recent farmers/herdsmen clashes in Benue and other parts of the country which had led to loss of several lives and properties.

    Recall that the General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Musa Asake, that President Muhammadu Buhari was complacent and biased in handling the clashes that has now degenerated to a national crisis.

    Mr. Asake had addressed journalists on Tuesday in reaction to attacks that led to the death of several persons in Benue State since the beginning of the year.

    The Christian leader reiterated CAN’s earlier accusation that the Buhari administration was slowly accomplishing a purportedly hidden agenda to Islamise Nigeria through the recent killings.

    “Under President Buhari, the murderous Fulani herdsmen enjoyed unprecedented protection and favouritism to the extent that the herdsmen treat Nigeria as a conquered territory. Rather than arrest and prosecute the Fulani herdsmen, security forces usually manned by Muslims from the North offer them protection as they unleash terror with impunity on the Nigerian people.

    “The bottom line is that President Buhari failed woefully to protect Nigerians. He wilfully permitted the Fulani herdsmen to operate killing people, destroying communities wholesale, destroying farmlands and turning the entire Middle Belt into “killing fields”, all the while enjoying government protection from counter attack, arrest or prosecution,” Mr. Asake said.

    However, in a swift response to the allegations, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said it was unfortunate that Mr. Asake “could not cite any valid cases of constitutional violations” by Mr. Buhari.

    Mr. Shehu said Mr. Buhari’s government “poses no threat to the country’s democracy and Constitution.”

    “There are no cases of any violation of our sacred constitution and there will be none under this President.

    “The respected religious leader should stick to his religious duties and leave politics for politicians,” the presidential spokesperson said.