By Matthew Denis
Kwara State government has promised to boost transport business and ensure that all road network are in good condition towards shoring up the revenue of the state.
The state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq gave the assurance on Wednesday while commissioning Central Zone Secretariat office complex of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW ) in Ilorin, the state capital.
The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi , said his administration have started fixing roads, starting with patching of potholes especially within the metropolis.
He disclosed that constructions of some roads across the state would soon be awarded.
Governor AbdulRazaq added that his government is ready to listen to suggestions to strengthen the synergy already established between government and the Union.
The Governor assured that the present administration would not relent in making life better for Kwarans.
He commended the Union for its achievements just as he noted that road transport sector constituted one of the largest employers of labour in the Nigerian economy with over 1.5 million people engaged in the sector.
In his goodwill message, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Service Corps, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi appreciated the government for its road rehabilitation and commended the leadership of NURTW for the remarkable progress and transformation in the Union.
He said FRSC had witnessed improvements with the collaboration between it and NURTW and appealed to the Union to look into the problem of overloading by its members.
Also speaking, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, represented by Mr Benson Opah commended the leadership of NURTW for its investment culture.
The National President of the Union, Alhaji Najeemdeen Yasin explained that the commissioning was a dream come true, calling on the coming administration to improve on their achievements.
The Zonal Chairman of NURTW, Mallam Danjuma Jaji in his remarks, appreciated the leadership of the Union under Alhaji Najeemdeen Yasin for his good work in office and proposed that the newly commissioned complex be named after the Union boss.
Earlier in his address of the state Chairman of NURTW, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore, appealed to the government to look into illegal transport unions totalling six that are being controlled by politicians.
In attendance were traditional rulers and religious leaders from across the state.
