NURTW Laments Proliferation Of Illegal Motor Parks

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Nkpolu Oroworukwo (Mile Three) Motor Park branch has lamented over the spate of multiplication of illegal motor parks and loading bay within Port Harcourt and its environ, especially along the Ikwerre Road axis.

Speaking during a chat with The Tide in his office in Port Harcourt, the secretary of the union, Mr Cyril Amadi explained that the proliferation of unapproved motor parks within the Ikwerre road axis have become a source of concern and worry to the union.

He said that some face less individual and hoodlums have taken advantage of the porosity in enforcement of road traffic rules and regulation to take laws into their hands, where by creating illegal loading points at their discretion.

The NURTW Mile three secretary said that if this is not put to a check now, that it might result to a chaotic traffic problem, which will cause unwarranted hold ups on the road and streets of Port Harcourt.

According to him “Before any motor park or loading point will be established, the Port Harcourt City Council or the Local Government in-charge will give approval, but I do not know why some group of people will just start loading at Ememke Junction, Ikoku, Agip and several other places.

He said that the NURTW has made several efforts to stop the urgly trend, but that the appropriate authority to enforce the regulation have not really done much in that respect, and pointed out that this have affected the revenue that go to the council and the union respectively.

Amadi therefore called on law enforcement agencies to wake up and tackle the matters.