Governor Ademola Adeleke on Wednesday warned transport workers in Osun State against actions and activities capable of plunging the state into violence and lawlessness.
The Governor who dropped the warning in a statement made available by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in Osogbo however, ordered the immediate suspension of the Senior Special Assistant on Civil Societies pending outcome of investigations by the Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Hon Kazeem Akinleye on the matter.
Governor Adeleke further directed the Commissioner for Transportation to again summon a reconciliatory meeting of all the warring groups within the transport sectors to allow peace reign among them.
“The officials and their members should desist from distracting Osun people from many ongoing laudable projects and delivery of good governance. ”
“This administration will not condone lawlessness and acts of violence. We must not and can not afford to return to the era of the previous administration. Our government has zero tolerance for violence.
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“Any issue within the transport management should be resolved in line with due process. Internally Generated Revenue in Osun State is strictly regulated within a framework of accountability and transparency that can not be breached.
“Our government has automated revenue collection while integrating multiple revenue points into a single billing process. Our IGR has increased as a consequence of our innovations and zero tolerance for revenue leakages. Diversion of revenue is a thing of the past in Osun State.
“The Commissioner for Transportation is to engage the transport officials and reconcile all financial records. Any transport official who engages in violence will face the full wrath of the law”, he concluded.
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