Obaseki proscribes Road Transport Employers Association

Jethro Ibileke/Benin

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has announced the immediate proscription of the State’s chapter of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN).

The Association has therefore been ordered to close its offices across the State.

The governor, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Crusoe Osagie said the ban became necessary to ensure the protection of lives and property and prevent the possible breakdown of law and order in the State.

The governor however assured all law abiding citizens that security agencies would be available to maintain peace and orderliness, and urged the public to desist from relating or transacting any business with the group until further information is provided by the state government.

Obaseki also gave assurance of its commitment to sanitising the road transport sector and that it would not tolerate actions that could undermine the smooth implementation of the transport master plan.

He also assured that the government was resolute about enthroning law and order across the State and urged all law abiding citizens to go about their businesses without any fear of molestation.