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NGO Seeks Enforcement Of Rivers Taxi Colours
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Organisation, the League of Character Clubs Nigeria (LCCN) has urged the Rivers State Ministry of Transport to commence active enforcement of the state’s colours as it affects commercial buses and taxis operating in the state.
President-General of LCCN, Chief Christian Kokoriko, who spoke to newsmen in Port Harcourt, said apart from showing a mark of identity, the commercial colours ensure orderliness and also help in checking criminal activities in the state.
Kokoriko said in the past, strict enforcement of the commercial colours by the state government gave clear indication that it was mandatory for commercial bus and taxi drivers to paint their vehicles in the Blue-white-blue colour.
“But today, non-enforcement of the state colour gives the wrong impression that the policy is an optional one, such that more number of taxis appear not to wear the state colours. One begins to wonder if the policy has been abandoned”, he said.
The LCCN President –General explained that the beauty, orderliness and mark of identity associated with the policy has been compromised by non enforcement of the policy.
He also stressed the security importance of strict adherence to the policy, noting that increased rate of crime in the society could be aided by non-enforcement of the taxi colours.
“Everywhere is taxi and most don’t wear the state colour. You don’t know when you board the ones being operated by criminal elements in the society, especially these days of ‘one chance’ people, “he said.
He called on the state ministry of transport, transport unions and other relevant agencies to consider full implementation of the policy as to restore the noble ideas associated with it.
Chris Oluoh
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Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
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