FCTA Targets Illegal Parks With Mabushi Terminal - InsideBusiness - Business News in Nigeria
TheFederal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)says it will intensify efforts to eliminateillegal motor parksin Abuja by ensuring full use of theMabushi Bus and Taxi Terminal. Speaking during the continued. . .
TheFederal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)says it will intensify efforts to eliminateillegal motor parksin Abuja by ensuring full use of theMabushi Bus and Taxi Terminal. Speaking during the continued enforcement exercise at the unauthorisedJabi Upstairsmotor park, the Mandate Secretary of theFCTA Transportation Secretariat,Chinedum Elechi, said the operation follows the directive ofFCT Minister Nyesom Wiketo remove illegal transport hubs and tackle criminal activities linked to unauthorised public transport operations across the capital. Represented byUsman Abdulmumin, Elechi explained that the enforcement exercise, which began on1 July, is aimed at ensuring all commercial vehicles operate only from theMabushi Bus and Taxi Terminal. He added that owners of impounded vehicles would recover them after completing the required documentation and signing an undertaking not to return toillegal motor parks. He said, “We will release the vehicles to their owners after they have completed the necessary documentation and given assurances that they will not return to the illegal parks. ”Also speaking, the Secretary of theFCTA Command and Control Centre,Dr Peter Olumuji, describedillegal motor parksas a major threat to law and order in Abuja. He said personnel from theFCT Security Services Departmentare supporting the operation to ensure compliance, noting that some operators might ignore the directive without security enforcement. Olumuji added that public transport has become more organised, orderly and secure since operations began at theMabushi Bus and Taxi Terminal. The Director of Transport Planning and Institutional Development atPlanet Projects Limited,Demola Olawepo, said the terminal has modern security and operational facilities designed to improve commuter safety and convenience. He added that the facility has helped reduce criminal activities previously associated with commercial transport services in Abuja. One commuter,Hamzat Gumil, praised the initiative, saying, “This is my first time using the terminal, and I am impressed. Everything I have seen so far is well organised and satisfactory. ”Do you think centralising commercial transport at theMabushi Bus and Taxi Terminalwill improve safety and order in Abuja?Post Views:47