Obstructions on major roads criminal offence - Oromoni

Obstructions on major roads criminal offence - Oromoni

The Chairman Delta State Taskforce on Environment, Hon Sylvester Oromoni has reiterated Government efforts at clearing off obstructions on major roads in the state.

Oromoni who disclosed this in Warri on Tuesday said obstructing public roads is a criminal offence and violators will no longer be treated with a kid gloves.

Represented by Comr. Kingsley Iweka he said, trading on walkways and right of way as well as pedestrian and under high tension will not be overlooked any longer.

He stated that the Taskforce will begin to apprehend car dealers and others trading on walkways and right of way such as under the high tension including those defacing the aesthetics of the environment by indiscriminately displaying their wares in a displeasing manner.

A steel dealer who also has been disrupting the free Flow of traffic at the said road was also sanctioned while a makeshift market at the refinery road were also served abatement notice to remove illegal structures on the road.

In a phone interview with the local Government Chairman Hon Ramson Onoyake, he said that the market are there on a temporary basis but will not condone any form of lawlessness in the market.

The Taskforce Chairman also stressed that there will be no going back on enforcement of ban on tricycles on major roads from July 1, adding that the Taskforce in collaboration with security agencies will begin to arrest those violating the law.