Borno earmarks N270m for motor park upgrade

Borno state government has earmarked N270 million to upgrade the Borno Express Transport Motor Park to enhance revenue generation in the state.

 Commissioner of Transportation, Abubakar Tijani, stated this in Maiduguri Tuesday.

Tijani also said the amount would be expended on the rehabilitation and upgrading of the terminus into a befitting edifice.

He added that part of the money would also be used to construct a lodge of 50 rooms within the premises of the motor park to enhance quality services to passengers as well as create employment opportunities.

The  state commissioner further stated  that government has adopted proactive measures to transform the transport sector  of the state and   check the alleged operations of some illegal motor parks in the state  capital, Maiduguri.

 “We are going to recruit 100 vanguards and train them under the newly established Borno State Management Agency with a view to addressing the recklessness of the tricycle operators in the state.

“The vanguards will work with the VIO’s in every nook and cranny in the state to arrest those who violate traffic rules and regulations.

“We also have plans to capture all the tricycle riders in the state so that henceforth we can trace and fish out the bad elements among other users.

“This issue of lorries entering the state capital is also one of the challenges we are yet to address. We have already taken steps to redeem the forgotten Njimtilo Trailer Park.

“We will put it in use to prevent the trailers from coming into town to create traffic congestion”, Tijani said.

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