The Oyo State government has said it will bring the full weight of the law upon unauthorised persons collecting revenue from commercial vehicle operators in the state.
The State Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Raphael Afonja, gave this warning on Wednesday during a one-day capacity training for agents recruited for the daily collection of revenue at motor parks across the 33 local government areas in the state.
Represented by Mr Bolaji Oyekanmi, he warned that only the park managers and agents engaged by a consultant to the state government were empowered to collect revenue from commercial vehicle operators.
While noting that the state government had activated measures to curb the illegal collections, Afonja said it was high time such illegal revenue collectors exercised restraint.
The training, according to Afonja, was to equip the newly engaged agents of government with the knowledge of applying modern technology to collecting daily revenue at the motor parks.
He avowed that the application of modern technology will go a long way to block leakages in revenue collection.
Speaking, consultant to the state government on the project, Mosun Obembe, said an electronically generated ticket will be issued to operators of taxicabs, tricycles and motorcycles on daily basis to ensure levies are appropriately remitted into the state’s coffers.
She added that the operations of the agents would be in sync with the park management system, recently introduced by the state government.
