The Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Alhaji Abdul-Ganiyy Agbotomokekere has over the weekend, lauded the Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) over sterling performance in road management.
He noted that major areas in Ibadan like Ojoo, Beere, Mokola, Challenge, Ojo-Oba among others that were hitherto known for traffic bottleneck have been free for vehicular movement since the advent of OYRTMA.
The cleric also appreciated the administration over its enforcement of compliance to the State government’s directive on Social Distancing guidelines on the resumption of services in Mosques and Churches across the State.
Speaking during the Special Jumat Service at the Central Mosque, Oja’ba Ibadan, Alhaji Agbotomokekere said, “while we welcome the entire Muslim Umah, our brothers and sisters back to the Mosque after several months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we sincerely appreciate the efforts of the Oyo State Government under Governor Oluseyi Makinde at tackling the pandemic that have claimed the lives of thousands of people around the world.
“It is our utmost prayer that Almighty Allah S.W.A puts a permanent end to the novel disease and restore sanity to our dear State, Country and the entire world.
“We all should give kudos to the present administration for the relief we enjoy on our major roads in Ibadan, we know how it used to be on Fridays when people wanted to come for Jumat prayer and how the gridlock used to affect other road users, we appreciate the good work of the agency in charge of the enforcement.
“Today, Ibadan is free from traffic congestion that used to affect people’s businesses and affairs,” he added.
The Chief Imam said Governor Seyi Makinde has put a round peg in a round hole by appointing Mogaji (Dr.) Akin Fagbemi as Executive Chairman of a sensitive government agency as OYRTMA, describing the giant strides of OYRTMA in maintaining sanity on major roads and significantly zeroing down accident rates across the State as commendable and unprecedented achievements.
Oyo State Government had recently lifted the ban on mosque and church gatherings in the State but limited such gatherings to only 25% capacity in order to ensure compliance to the Social Distancing guidelines aimed at curbing the continuous spread of the lethal Corona Virus Disease.
