Chairmen of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in 36 states and FCT have reaffirmed their support and commitment to the President of the association, Dr Musa Maitakobi.
The Chairman, Kwara State Chapter of the association and its National Principal Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abdurrahman Olanikijipa made this known in a statement on behalf of the 36 states chairmen, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Olanikijipa also said that the RTEAN Chairmen pledge their total loyalty to Maitakobi’s leadership in his effort to carryout positive reform in the transport sector and tackle all forms of thuggery and touting in the motor parks,
Olanikijipa congratulated Maitakobi on his re-election at the 10th RTEAN National Delegate Conference held in Abuja and assured him of their total commitment.
He recalled that RTEAN delegates from 36 states and FCT converged on Abuja recently and unanimously passed vote of confidence and re-elected Maitakobi and 45 others members of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC).
” We are satisfied with the leadership style of Maitakobi which he embrace all and sundry irrespective of religion, tribes, gender and recorded a lots of success in the organisation like providing Headquarters of RTEAN within two years of assumption to office.
” Maitakobi also launched Traveller’s Insurance Scheme and Traveller’s cashless Application knows as Karrygo to enable passengers pay Transport fares inline with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy.
” Under leadership of Maitakobi RTEAN has successfully launched RTEAN Marshall that contributed immensely to sanity and good conduct in all its Motor parks across the nation, in addition to tackled transportation of illegal and harmful items in the motor parks.”
He recalled that on Aug. 18, 2022 RTEAN Marshall intercepted eight guns billed to delivery to Kano at Zuba Motor Park and immediately reported the matter to Zuba police station.
” These are the achievements of RTEAN under Maitakobi from October, 2022 which Industrial Court of Nigeria ruled that he was the authentic National President of RTEAN.” (NAN)
Source: News Agency of Nigeria