The introduction of uniforms for bus conductors
will ensure safety and bring more development to
the nation’s transport sector, the Minister of
Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said.
Amaechi spoke at the inauguration of the official
uniforms for members of the Bus Conductor
Association of Nigeria (BCAN), Lagos State
chapter, today in Lagos.
The minister, represented by Mrs Anthonia Ekpa,
the Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit
Administration in the ministry, expressed his
support for the initiative.
“You have to change the perception of the
people; you have to create a positive
impression about yourself and make yourself
accessible.
“ This is because you are the first point of contact
to the public,’’ Amaechi told the bus conductors.
He urged women to register as members of the
association in view of the positive image being
carved out base on the current attitudinal change
and transformation introduced into conducting.
Also, Mr Bobboi Kangama, the National President,
Trade Union Congress (TUC), said that
introduction of official uniform for the conductor
was to ensure safety and security of the
commuters.
“This situation has become so disturbing and
worrisome that if urgent and pragmatic measures
are not taken, the safety and security of
commuters will be greatly hampered.
“Bus conductors are being fingered as the culprits
and accessories to the commission of crimes
which have over the years been plagued with the
twin evil of “one chance’’ and kidnapping through
the use of commercial buses,” he said.
In his remarks, the National President of the
association, Prince Israel Adeshola, said that
introduction of official uniform was to tackle the
security challenges facing transporters in the
state.
“Gone are the days when people attribute
thuggery and touting to conductors, we are now
organised with over 4,000 members in Lagos
State,’’ Adeshola said.
He said that the uniform would ensure proper
service delivery to the commuters.
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