Following industrial action embarked upon by tricycle riders in Damaturu, Yobe, Governor Mai Mala Buni has warned that the state government would not condone any act capable of breaching public peace in the state.
The governor in a statement today through his Spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, warned that the government will not compromise the safety and security of its citizens for anything.
He said the government will stand firm against anything and anyone that disrupts the relative peace and harmony enjoyed across the state.
“We have had a very bitter experience of breach of peace for quite a long time in the state. We can not afford to have any more.
“We are recovering from a protracted security challenge. We must avoid any issue capable of threatening our hard-earned peace”, Buni advised.
He charged members of organizations and associations to always channel their grievances through constituted authorities and must not in any way take the laws into their own hands.
Governor Buni also admonished parents and guardians to advise their wards on the dangers of causing disaffection and disrupting public peace, saying that the government would deal with anyone who constituted a threat to public peace.
Meanwhile, the Governor has directed the Secretary to the State Government, Baba Malam Wali, Heads of Security Agencies, the Yobe State Road Transport Agency, YOROTA, and the leadership of the Commercial Tricycle Operators Association, Keke Napep, to ensure the security of the citizens and to improve the operations of Tricycles across the state.
He said the measures should resolve all areas of differences between Keke Napep operators, YOROTA, and security agencies to improve safety and harmony among road users and the regulators.
It was gathered that the Police anti-riot squad had to teargassed some protesting Keke Napep riders in some locations in the Damaturu metropolis.
Recall that, DAILY POST had reported that, tricycle operators commenced an indefinite strike over alleged extortion, harassment as well as routine imposing of levies among others by officials of YOROTA.
Governor Buni warns protesting Keke riders against breach of peace, violence