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Okada, tricycle riders dissociate self from violent protest in Osogbo

David Adenekan
David Adenekan
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Commercial motorcycles riders (okada riders) and tricycle operators in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have dissociated themselves from the protest that greeted the killing of a young boy, Idrees Ajibola, recently.

The chairmen of the associations of the transporters distanced themselves from the protest during a peace meeting with the leadership of the Bureau of Social Services, BOSS, in Osogbo.

The Director General of BOSS, Mr. Richard Tinubu, while addressing the leadership of the various commercial motorcycle riders associations in his office enjoined them to continue to support the state government in its efforts for the entrenchment of sustainable peace.

Represented by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Project Monitoring, Surveillance and Field Operations, Engr. Ezekiel Anwo, Tinubu said government was saddened by the tragic death of the boy and that leadership of the Police Command had been directed to investigate it and bring the perpetrators to book so as to get justice for the deceased and others.

Reacting to the allegations that commercial motorcycle (okada) riders aided the protest that ensued after the ugly incident, leaders of the okada riders associations denied involvement in the disturbance of public peace.

They said they had nothing against the government.

The leaders who were at the peace parley include Comrade Tiamiyu Ismaila of ACOMORAN; Jimoh Rasheed of ANACOWA; Ajisefini Mukaila of ACOMORAN Express;  Tajudeen Adebayo of MTUN; Ilesanmi Lawrence of OCTMA and Ajenifuja Gbenga of MOTOAN as well as Ibraheem Folorunsho of TOAN.

The state chairmen of the various groups who stated unequivocally that none of their members joined the protest to obstruct public peace stressed that their businesses were also affected by the development.

In their separate remarks, the chairmen pledged their support for the government of Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola saying that they were part of the stakeholders that voted him into power.

The leaders of the group therefore warned their members not to allow themselves to be used for the creation of rancour and acrimony.

They praised the government for delivering dividends of democracy to the people despite the lean allocation coming to the state from the Federation Account.

While expressing their supports for the state government, they equally appealed to Governor Oyetola to accede to their requests for reflective jackets and uniform among other things to ease identification and security of their members.

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