NDLEA Appoints OYRTMA Boss Fagbemi As Ambassador
…Describes OYRTMA’s performance Under Gov. Makinde as “Superlative”
From Ogundele Olanrewaju
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) appointed the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Mogaji Akin Fagbemi Ph.D as its Ambassador in Oyo State.
This was disclosed by the Oyo State Commander of the anti-narcotics agency, Commander Abdullahi Saheed CN while on a courtesy visit to the OYRTMA Boss at his office in the State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to the NDLEA Chief, “OYRTMA is a unique agency of the Oyo State Government whose operational activities are critical to the progress and realization of the core mandates of the NDLEA”.
Speaking further, Commander Abdullahi lauded the Oyo State Government under the leadership of His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde for empowering OYRTMA to achieve the lofty heights it has attained amidst comity of road transport agencies across the country.
In his words, “the efficacy of OYRTMA is being felt across the State and we are here specifically here to further consolidate the relationship between our two agencies. Apparently, since taking over the mantle of leadership in the Oyo State Command of the NDLEA, I have observed that the most rampant transportation means for drug traffickers and abusers of substances such as cocaine, heroin etc. is the road and we are aware of the effectiveness and efficiency of OYRTMA in managing the road transportation system in the State. This is why we have come to seek collaborations on intelligence gathering and information sharing between the two agencies particularly as several arrests has been made of some road transport workers aiding and trafficking these dangerous drugs”.
He added that most road traffic crashes in the country occur as a result of drivers who are under the direct influence of drug and substance abuse. “Therefore, to tame this ugly trend, I want to on behalf of the Director General of the NDLEA, Major General Buba Marwa, decorate you, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi Ph.D as Ambassador of NDLEA in Oyo State to the glory of God and for the benefit of mankind”, the NDLEA boss concluded
In his response, The OYRTMA CEO thanked the NDLEA for the great honour and assured of the continuous readiness of OYRTMA to collaborate the Agency in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse in Oyo State. This according to him, would help reduce accident on the roads as well as create a tranquil and serene environment where economic and social activities can thrive in tandem with the four cardinal objectives of His Excellency, the Executive Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde as captured in the 2019-2023 Oyo State Roadmap to Accelerated Development”.
If you would recall, the OYRTMA Boss was in December 10, 2020 appointed by the United Nations as Ambassador of Global Peace at a grand ceremony held at the Nigerian National merit Award House, Maitama, Abuja.
