The National President of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria Alhaji Musa Muhammed Maitakobi has urged all members to be law abiding in the conduct of their lawful business,
Musa Muhammed Maitakobi made the statements when he led the National Executive Committee of the association during the swearing-in/Inauguration of States Executives member of Gombe,Edo and Anambra at the RTEAN Headquarters in Abuja where legal luminaries journalists attended,
He called on all RTEAN members across the nation to unite themselves and be diligent,hardworking, maturity,peace loving for the progress and peace of the association and Nigeria in general,
He charged the newly inaugurated Executive members to be trust worthy not to involve in any misconduct,embezzlement or course anything against the provision of the association constitution and law of Nigerian Constitution, adding that the National Executive Committee has the right to dissolve the state chapters if there is any breach of law and order,
Furthermore he advice them to abide by all traffic rules and regulations at all the times and avoid night driving so as to reduce the rate of road accidents in the country,
However he said “we have tried popular election in many ways but it resulted to crises and reports of casualties, the NEC sat and decided and adopted election by selection to harmonise everyone to come under one umbrella ”
The article 6 sub section 8(2) paragraphs C states that,
The State Executive of the association shall be the highest Administrative/Policy organ of the day to day running of the association in the state, officers/officials shall be elected/appointed for 5 years Election by selection or direct Elections,
He also described the courses accidents with the manufacturing of fake tyres and called on Government to intervene in the issues so as to reduce the rates of Accidents
He concluded with drawing the attention of his members to always synergies with security operatives and traditional institutions
