SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Borno State Commissioner, Ministry of Transport Hon Abubakar Tijjani has officially flagged off the presentation of driver’s permits and commercial number plates to tricycle operators known as Keke Napep riders with colours for identification based on wards in the Maiduguri metropolis.
The event took place at the Borno Express Coorporation Mechanical Workshop Baga road Maiduguri.
Addressing the commercial tricycles chairmen, owners and riders before the presentation of the driving and numbering of the tricycles with colours of identification, the Commissioner said the Biometric data capture of owners and riders is not meant to witch hurt or stop any one’s business but rather to correct, sanitize, dignify as well as to unite them in order to not scandalize their operations.
Tijani added that the Executive Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has a special interest and concern for the people of Borno and called on them to be supportive of government’s policies and programmes in order to benefit more.
He advised them to keep the permit safe as losing it would lead to the owner paying for cost of replacement as it also serves as certificate of ownership.
The Director of Transport Ministry, Engr Babagana Moruma described the placement of numbers with colours and covering of one side of the Napep with mental a means to avoid accident.
Some of the associations chairmen and riders described the exercise as a welcome development and timely, and assured to corporate with the Ministry and the state government.
The first Batch colour sectorize ward within the state are black for Baga road, blue for Buklumkutu, red for Custom and green for GRA among others.
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