For several decades, the people of Erin-Ile and Offa, two neigbhouring communities in Kwara state, have tackled each other over the ownership of a piece of land situated between both towns. In this interview with The Cable, president of the Erin-Ile Progressive Union, (EPU), Samuel Alabi speaks about the current situation of things.
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What exactly is the state of things concerning the boundary matter between Erin-Ile and Offa. I understand there was a supreme court judgment?
Alabi: You will recall I addressed the press on 26th, December 2018, bringing this December 14th, 2018 judgment of the supreme court to the attention of the world, and promising to see to its enforcement. As a peaceful and law-abiding community, we have taken several steps towards this end, beginning with serving copies of the judgment on the government of Kwara state and other stakeholders including the security apparatus, and follow-up requests for the implementation. Particularly, we have c
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He explained that, “This is part of our social responsibility to assist, support and give confidence to our commuters, and also to improve the system of transportation in this country.”
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He specifically advised all RTEAN members to avoid night journeys going by the condition of many roads and also insecurity, just as he had charged them to abide by all traffic rules and regulations at all times.
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Members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) have attributed many cases of insecurity challenges to the dilapidated state of Nigerian roads.
The association, which said that majority of Nigerian roads are not motorable and have become deathtraps, called on governments at all levels to take urgent action on the bad state of the roads to arrest kidnapping, banditry and insurgency.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on the sidelines of the commissioning of the association’s multi-million Naira secretariat, on Thursday, the Kwara State chairman of the RTEAN, Alhaji Olayinka Onikijipa, said that members of the union are critical stakeholders in the project Nigeria.
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