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.

Yahaya A Paniyaro     Adedeji Onimago     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Dorcas Afeniforo     Nurudeen Muhammed     Femtech     Lawal Jimoh     Sayomi     CCEPE     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Patience Jonathan     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Just Event Online     Opobiyi     Okanlawon Musa     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Yakub Lai Gobir     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Lafiagi     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Olofa Of Offa     School Of Nursing     Sarakite     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Millennium Development Goals     Farouk Salim     Shehu Adaramaja     Taofeek Ibraheem     Amos Bajeh     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Marafan Shonga     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Erubu     Code Of Conduct Bureau     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Sebastine Obasi     Durbar Festival     Toyosi Thomas     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Funmilayo Mohammed     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Sa\'adu Gambari     Kwara Central     Lola Olabayo     General Hospital, Offa     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Hassan Saliu     Ope Saraki     Osuwa     Temitope Ogunbanke     Fatimoh Lawal     Theophilus Oyebiyi     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Durosinlohun Kawu     Tunde Kazeem     Saliu Mustapha     Mohammed Ibrahim     Lucky Omoluwa     Dagbalodo     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Olatunji Ibrahim     Iyeru Grammar School     Aliyu Adebayo     Abdulraheem Olesin     John Dara     Bayo Ajia     Maja     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Saidu Isa     Segun Olawoyin     Emir Of Shonga     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Forgo Battery     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Saka Keji     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Toyin Sanusi     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Hassan Saliu     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Oyedepo     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Elerin Of Adanla     Share/Tsaragi     Iyeru Grammar School     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Bareke     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Mufutau Olatinwo     MAI Akande     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Bamidele Aluko     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Egbejila     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Frootify     Bashir Adigun     Ojo Isekuse     Zara Umar     Third Estate     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     NYSC     KWAFFA     Abdulrasaq Alaro     SWAN     Florence Saraki     High Court     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     George Funsho Adebayo     Atiku     REO CAKES     Abdulazeez Uthman     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Ishaq Salman     New Model Police Station     Kisira     Adama Isa     Maigida     Isiaka Abdulrazak     KwaraLearn     Amos Sayo     Samari     Abubakar Aliagan     Vasolar     Moshood Bakare     KWASAA     COEASU     Wahab Femi Agbaje     3MTT     AIT Ilorin     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Chief Of Staff     Ilorin Airport     Rafiu Ibrahim     International Vocational Centre     NITDA     Yakub Lai Gobir     Usman Alkali Baba     Kunle Okeowo     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Adedipe     EFCC     Olawuyi     Kale Bayero     Kwabes     Shonga Farm Project