Sanwo-Olu Suspends RTEAN Activities In Lagos

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the immediate suspension of all activities of the state’s Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (R.T.E.A.N.).

Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, announced this on Thursday.

Giwa said the suspension became imperative following some pockets of violence recorded in Ojo and Lagos Island on Wednesday, saying a 35- Man Caretaker Committee has been constituted to take over activities of the union henceforth.

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“In a bid to fulfill one of the cardinal objectives of the T.H.E.M.E.S. developmental agenda of the present administration in Lagos State as it relates to Security and Good Governance, under Traffic Management and Transportation, the Lagos State Government has suspended all activities of R.T.E.A.N. with immediate effect, “Giwa stated

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