Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, has issued certificates of return to 196 newly-elected Executive members of the Kaduna State Branch of the Road Transport Employers of Nigeria (RTEAN).
El-Rufai, who was represented by Lawal Musa, Director of Finance, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KASTRA), presented the certificates during their inauguration/swearing-in ceremony in Kaduna, the state capital, on Wednesday.
The governor praised the state’s transportation unions, saying they had always cooperated with the government and urged for more.
While congratulating the new executives, the governor also stated that the State Government was putting more effort into ensuring the smooth operation of the state’s transportation sector.
Amb. Abubakar Bishara, RTEAN’s Deputy National President, stated that the organization would ensure discipline, respect for the rule of law, and peaceful coexistence.
Bishara stated that RTEAN would continue to work with respective law enforcement agencies to ensure peaceful coexistence, particularly in the road transport industry.
Chairman of, the House Committee on Road Transport, at the National Assembly, Abbas Tajudeen commended RTEAN for the peaceful conduct of the election.
Tajudeen, who was represented by Ahmed Mohammed, said that the association was one of the most organized unions and urged it not to relent especially in its revenue drive at the states and national levels.
“We wish the new executive success in the task ahead,” he added.
A total of 196 chapel executive members, drawn across the three political zones in the state, were sworn in at the occasion.