By Kingsley Omoyeni
In line with the best global practices, Osun State government has reinvigorated the State Traffic Marshal (O-TRAM) to enable men and officers of the unit perform optimally.
To this end, the State Government on Thursday changed the face of O-TRAM including their uniforms and logistics.
Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele said, ”there is the need for us to improve our traffic marshals, we need to improve their mentality and their physical appearance which is the reason for the change of their uniforms.
“We will continue to add value to them all round, I want to assure you that we will continue to train and retrain them, it is a total rebranding and it will be continous”. Engr. Ayodeji stated.
While stressing that the State government is making a lot of efforts to revamp the transportation sector, Hon. Oyedele said under the new arrangement, men and officers of O-TRAM will undergo training and retraining to enable them be abreast of happenings and how to carry out their duties with intent and purpose.
He advised O-TRAM Officers to be alive to their responsibilities and be civil with members of the public while discharging their duties.
In the same vain, the Director, Transport Operations at the Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Ayodeji Waheed Oyewole who noted that the traffic marshals have been around for a while, explained that government has decided to add value to them so as to perform their tasks better.
He maintained the determination of Adeleke led administration to upgrade them and make them compete with their counterparts in other States of the federation.
