Special Adviser to the governor on Security and the Managing Director, OCHA Brigade moved to the location following Soludo’s directives.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo intervened on Friday following a report on the blockage of the road leading into the state from Head Bridge, Onitsha by lorries loaded with plain wood products.
Special Adviser to the governor on Security and the Managing Director, OCHA Brigade moved to the location following Soludo’s directives.
On arrival, they engaged with the Police Area Commander of Onitsha, DPOs of Head Bridge and Harbour, the lorry drivers’ leadership and two flying revenue concessionaires.
A statement by the governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said the matter was resolved based on four key resolutions:
“Government shall deal decisively with anybody found on the road without accreditation as a revenue agent and at an approved revenue collection point.
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“The Government enforcement bodies (ANJET and OCHA Brigade) shall work with transport bodies, contractors and security agencies to ensure revenue collection is sanitised.
“Only Government-accredited revenue collection points shall aggregate appropriate revenue collection agents.
“Government has declared wanted, all notorious criminals terrorising drivers on the roads and shall deal with them decisively.”
The government called on resident to cooperate with it particularly with its approach to revenue generation, which it is working hard to sanitise.
“The state government will not spare any effort to fish out illegal revenue collectors and bring them to book.
“Ndi Anambra are urged to go about their normal duties and to avail themselves of the helplines of the State (07039896429, 09017280990, 09076237441, 08093175528, 09187514891, 09168041120 and 08124153139) in order to report any untoward incident on our roads and in our markets, in an effort to build a peaceful and liveable Anambra State,” the statement added.