COVID-19: JTTT Lauds Officers At Borders On Transportation Of Food, Agricultural Products

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA

The brilliant compliance by security operatives who are charged with the responsibility of seeing to the free movement of food-laden vehicles to avoid food scarcity in Ogun State have been lauded.

Chairman, Joint Technical Task Team on the ease of movement of livestock, food stuff and agricultural equipments in Ogun State, CP Kenneth Ebrimson, have this remark during an on-the-spot assessment of checkpoints at the boundaries of Ogun and Oyo.

CP Ebrimson, who was represented at the event by the ACP Operations, Muyideen Obe, while addressing the operatives at Bakatari and Ogere said: “I have to commend you for your selfless service to humanity. The security officers are doing a good job even under the rain without raincoat or other kits.

“Permit me to remind you that the mandate is to ensure free movement of agricultural products and drugs into the state as well as making sure such vehicles do not convey more than five passengers.”

In the same vein, Ogun State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Engr G.O. Oseni, extolled the security apparatus in the state for an improved compliance to the Federal Government directives on interstate vehicular movement.

He equally implored them to always avoid situations that could lure them into extorting drivers of food carrying vehicles or traders of food items, drugs, agricultural and allied items.

Also, Prince Ogunjimi, the secretary of All Farmers Association of Ogun State thanked the security officers for maintaining a front-liner position in combating Covid-19 pandemic.

On his part, the Secretary,  Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Akinpelu chapel, Comrade Taofeek Ogunbayo hereby advised officers to continue performing their statutory duties toward maintaining hitch free transportation of food items into the state as long as the COVID-19 lasted.