OKOWA SLASHES DAILY TICKET LEVY FOR KEKE, OKADA OPERATORS

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Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has directed a fuether reduction of the daily ticket levies for tricycle and motorcycle operators in the state with immediate effect.


The measure is part of the state government’s efforts at mitigating the effect of the COVID – 19 pandemic on operators and passengers.


Following the directive all  tricycle operators would now pay two hundred naira and motorcycle riders one hundred naira for their daily tickets.


The State President of the Tricycle and Motorcycle Operator Association,Chief Obi Nzete, who disclosed this after speaking with the Governor, said the downward review of the levies would further cushion the effect of the COVID 19 on Deltans


Chief Nzete said the Association had earlier reduced the levy for daily tickets from three hundred naira to two hundred and fifty naira for tricycle operators after the COVID 19 lockdown was partially relaxed by the Governor but that with the new directive keke operators would now pay two hundred naira, while motorcycle riders eould pay one hundred naira daily.


He said the reduction was for the period under review, noting that the state government and the Association were deeply concerned about the plight of operators and riders as the number a tricycle should carry had been reduced to only two passengers while motorcycle is one passenger at a time.


Chief Nzete directed all members of the executive, tricycle operators popularly called keke, and motorcycle riders  to take note  as the directive was with immediate effect.


He advised all tricycle and motorcycle operators to obey the state  government’s directive on the lockdown particularly the curfew imposed by government


Chief Nzete commended the Okowa administration for the modalities put in place to combat the spread of the corona virus in the state, stressing that the efforts were yielding positive results and urged Deltans to comply as they were for the good for all.


While stressing the need for all to strengthen personal hygiene at this period of COVID 19, ,Chief Nzete said regular hand washing with soap and running water, use of alcohol based sanitizers,,social distancing and wearing of nose mask should be strictly adhered to.

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