The National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) have raised concern over removal of speed breakers by contractors working along the Oko Olowo Expressway in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The unions expressed the concern in a statement on Saturday jointly signed by Kwara NURTW Chairman, Abdulrasak Ariwoola and his counterpart in RTEAN, Abdulrahman Onikijipa.
The statement noted that a Federal Government contractor removed the speed breakers recently installed by the Kwara State Government to prevent speeding on the highway.
The statement indicated, “Since the speed breakers were removed by a contractor working on the road, we are seriously concerned about the safety of commuters along Oko Olowo axis. We fear that this action may trigger a new wave of accidents and avoidable loss of lives on the road.’’
The unions urged the federal government to act urgently to restore the speed breakers and put in place other measures to protect lives on the expressway.
(NAN)
