Osun Govt. Has Not Relaxed Law On Identity Vests And Cards For Commercial Motorcycle Operators - E.S, Office Of Transportation - Kingsley Kunle Omoyeni

Commercial motorcycle riders have been admonished to discountenance rumours making the rounds that the Senator Ademola Adeleke administration in the State has relaxed the law enforcing them to have identity vests and cards.

The Executive Secretary, Osun State Office of Transportation, Engr. Bilal Adiat made this known while featuring on a radio program tagged: "aabo loju popo" aired on OSBC Fm in Osogbo.

He said the current administration recognizes the importance of identifying every commercial motorcycle rider in the State as means of ensuring the security of both those who mount it as well the riders themselves, urging them to stop the false narrative.

Engr. Adiat said with the aid of the identity vests and cards, the State Government through the Office Of Transportation, has been able to get the proper records and bio-data of every commercial motorcycle operator in Osun, something which he said has made their job easier.

Commenting further on the importance of the identity vests and cards on the operators of commercial motorcycle in the State, Engr. Adiat said the move has helped security agencies, especially the police, to track criminals using motorcycle to perpetrate crime across the State.

He said the Senator Ademola Adeleke government, since assumption of office, has shown unprecedented zeal, courage and commitment to assist the Office of Transportation in ensuring the State is safe for both pedestrians and motorists alike.

In his words, "the new government has not relaxed the law asking commercial motorcycle riders in Osun State to get their identity vests and cards as being peddled around in some quarters.

"Mr Governor knows that the identity vests and cards is for the safety of both the rider and those who use motorcycle as a means of moving from point A to point B, the vests are reflective at night which also help to reduce accidents, it is a must,they must all secure it",he emphasized.