‘OYRTMA not out to inflict pains’

THE Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has stated that its activities are not to inflict pains on the people but rather to ensure a sustainable environment, as well as to inject orderliness and control into road traffic system in the state.

Chairman of the agency, Colonel Tayo Ishola made this known at the weekend during the mobile court sitting to try traffic offenders at the secretariat, Ibadan.

At the proceedings, out of the seven people whose vehicles were apprehended and arraigned before the Presiding Magistrate, Maaruf Mudasiru, three were discharged and acquitted while the four found guilty were fined for violating the State Traffic Laws.

Colonel Ishola advised any individual whose vehicle has been impounded by OYRTMA to seek redress at the court or pay their fines in the alternative, enjoining road users, motorists and the general public to abide by the State Road Traffic Laws and develop a culture of orderliness, noting that OYRTMA would continue to ensure road safety in the state.

Speaking on the court proceedings, Magistrate Mudasiru said the introduction of the court by the state government, is in line with the law that established Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA 2009), in ensuring justice, sanity and civility among road users.

He added that the court will be operating in line with the constitution without bias and consequently enjoined road users and motorists to make obedience to traffic laws a way of life.