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| Hon. Abubakar Tijani |
By Melvin Ibe, Maiduguri
Borno State Commissioner of Transport, Hon. Abubakar Tijani has said that the Traffic Management Agency will boost the State's internally generated revenue ( IGR ) and create employment for the idle youths when established.
He said the bill for the establishment of the Agency which has been passed into law by the State House of Assembly is awaiting Governor Babagana Umara Zulum's assent.
Hon. Tijani said this on Wednesday in Maiduguri while speaking on how the Transport Ministry will harness resources for the development of the State.
He said when the Agency comes into force, every tricycle operator in the State will be paying N100 on daily basis, adding that with about 20,000 tricycles operating in the State, the ministry is certain of raising N2 million every day for the State.
Hon. Tijani said:" The Agency will boost IGR of the State; it will assist in creating employment, providing jobs for our idle youths as marshals ; the Agency will also correct all the anomalies that has to do with our traffic system. Not only that , the Agency will help in regulating the activities of tricycle operators.
" Each tricycle owner will on daily basis pay N100 to the State. And going by whatever number of tricycles we have in the State, multiplied by N100 daily is not small means.
" Assuming we are to take example from little number, let's assume 20,000 tricycles per say, if we are to receive N100 daily from 20,000 tricycles, it means the State will be remitted with revenue of N2 million daily; which means N2 million daily multiplied by 30 days, you know it is not a small means.
" Secondly, we are going to fine traffic offenders based on the law before us. So the means of impacting revenue source of the State are too numerous and it comes with job opportunities. We are going to start recruitment of nothing less than 300 marshals for a start , apart from higher cadre officers," the Commissioner added.
On the challenges faced by the State's transport firm during the interstate lockdown resulting from COVID-19, the Commissioner said it seriously affected Borno Express Corporation to the extent that it could not pay Staff salaries for three months.
He said but graciously enough, the State government intervened and released the payment of two months salaries, adding that with lifting of the ban on interstate travel, the management has taken it upon itself to offset one month outstanding salaries and that of the month of July.
" So hopefully, this month, the Borno Express Corporation is expected to pay two months salaries for its Staff of about 300 and above." Hon. Tijani further said.
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