Peoples Democratic Party accuses Ogun state government of plots to ‘sack’ 25,000 ticketing staff

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Ogun State Chapter has raised alarm of possible ‘sack’ of about 25,000 ticketing staff of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN),and other transport bodies in the state.

Penpushing reports that the opposition party expressed the fear following alleged pronouncement of Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, who the party quoted to have featured on a radio programme to unveil the plans by the government to regain parks and garages from the unions

The Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Sunkanmi Oyejide alleged that the commissioner on Rockcity F.M programme ‘Day Break Show’ revealed that the government will soon appoint park operators that will be managing parks and garages across the state.

Penpushing further reports that, the opposition allegedly quoted Dairo as saying, “we received proposals on daily basis from investors and people who have interest in transportation sector in Ogun State. We are trying to regain our parks and garages from the transport unions’.

The party spokesman also quoted the commissioner as declaring that, “very soon we shall appoint park operators who shall be managing our parks and garages across the state. We intend to set up bus operating companies that will be running buses business in the state.”

Penpushing also reports that, Oyejide alleged that, the transport commissioner stated that, the government is making effort to have deeper control of daily activities in parks and garages,and quoted him as saying, ‘recently the Indonesian Ambassador declared interest in our transportation sector’

The opposition party added that, the commissioner said, “we have also been talking to other international concerns from various part of the world who have interest in investing in transportation sector in Ogun State. We have a lot of companies locally and foreign that  have declared interests in our transportation sector.”

Penpushing reports that, the party image maker posited that the involvement of major stakeholders in the implementation of the new transportation roadmap will avert possible crisis that may want to arise in park and garages in the state.

The Publicity Secretary of the party identified other associations to be affected by the proposed implementation as include: Park Management Services Ltd (PAM), Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) and Tricycle Owners Riders Association of Nigeria (TORAN)

‘The new transportation roadmap if implemented might not go down well with the leadership of prominent transport unions as estimated 25,000 ticketing staffs of the unions will be thrown into unemployment market’, he emphasised.

Penpushing further reports that, he stated that the proposal is already causing anxiety within the transportation sector, which he said may cause crisis, hence, need for the government to have a second thought.

‘This may lead to crisis in the transportation sector. They can’t just throw them out of the sector and they will not do anything. I hope government doesn’t go ahead with this decision to avoid unnecessary crisis in the state”, he said

Penpushing also reports that, all efforts to get reaction of the Commissioner proved abortive as he did not pick telephone calls, nor respond to text message sent to him as at the time of filing this report

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