Delta State Government, through the Directorate of Transport, has flagged off a statewide sensitization campaign to educate Motorcycle and Tricycle riders on the need to purchase the riders’ card, apron, emblem and sticker.
The sensitization campaign to various parks took off in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area after the expiration of a two-week extension granted by the Directorate of Transport to motorcycle and tricycle riders.
Delta State Commissioner, Directorate of Transport, Mr. Onoriode Agofure, said that the campaign aims to inform the riders about the importance of obtaining the required items for security profiling.
The Commissioner, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Directorate, Mr. Vincent Omomiyi, an engineer noted that the sensitisation campaign was relevant to enforce Law M7, which stipulates that each rider should be identifiable by their apron, QR code sticker, rider’s card, and code on their motorcycles and tricycles.
Mr. Agofure urged the riders to purchase the required items from the Commercial Motorcycles and Tricycles Operators Association (COMTOA) offices across Delta State.
He said the government has subsidised the items to ₦7,500 to ensure affordability, adding that genuine riders complying with government policies are unlikely to commit crimes.
The Transport Commissioner warned defaulters that they would have their motorcycles and tricycles impounded by Vehicles Inspection Officers (VIO), security agents, and the COMTOA Taskforce after the grace period expires.
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He explained that the Directorate of Transport recognises COMTOA as the sole motorcycle and tricycle association in Delta State.
COMTOA Chairman, Chief Obi Nzete, represented by the state treasurer Comrade Prince Miller, commended the state government for the initiative and assured that COMTOA will ensure riders comply with the directive.
