Chairman of Caretaker Committee for Lagos State Parks Administration, Oba Sulaimon Adeshina-Ashade, yesterday, abolished the Abuja levy and daily levy paid by members of dissolved unions and affiliates under his organisation.
Oba Adeshina-Ashade, who is the Oniba of Iba in Alimosho Local Government, also fixed N20,000 as a weekly levy, comprising N18,000 levy and N2,000 running cost, as against the “arbitrary and exorbitant” daily fees members paid.
The monarch was recently elected to the organisation’s Caretaker Committee following dissolution of Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria (RETEAN) in the state.
The monarch, who spoke at a stakeholder meeting in Akesan, in Alimosho, urged aggrieved members of the dissolved unions and affiliates, including tricycle associations, to give peace a chance
“There can be no progress and comfort without peace, hence the need to forgive one another…” he said.
The chairman emphasised that the focus of his leadership is “comfort for all”, based on an organised transporta system in Lagos, members’ wellbeing and affordable fare…’’
Adeshina-Ashade urged zonal chairmen yet to remit last month’s proceeds to do so, as his leadership would not condone misconduct.
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Other changes as announced by the monarch include: “No member should be removed or chased out of his allocated park. No member or a group of members should forcefully invade, seize or takeover any chapel, park or zone.
“Hands-up tips abolished. No leader should exploit any members under the pretext of facilitating their promotion as promotion shall be by merit.
“Aggrieved members should route their displeasure through zonal chairmen…
”Remittance of proceeds is the duty of Finance Department. Financial misconduct shall not be treated with kid gloves. Cooperative schemes suspended indefinitely and old RETEAN tickets will be on sale for now.”
He thanked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and transportation stakeholders for his appointment.