The members of the Motorcycle Transporters Union of Nigeria, MTUN on Tuesday expressed their readiness to work against any state government machinery and every candidate for the 2023 general elections who were antagonists to the commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders in Ebonyi and beyond.
The Chairman of the Motorcycle Transport Union of Nigeria in Ebonyi State, Reverend Nicolas Akuma who made this declaration also warned the members of the union to shun indulging in social vices.
He gave the warning during the Union's prayer submission in Abakaliki, the State capital.
Akuma said the prayer was to seek the face of God for his protection and guidance of his members as they discharge their lawful duties in ember months.
He warned them to desist totally from joining any group that endanger their lives, consumption of illicit drugs and other misconduct that could drag the image of the Union into the mud, urging them to persistently observe safety measures in the course of the duties and called on security agencies especially Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to synergize with his members by giving them a level playground to operate as they contributed a lot in the economic growth of the State.
He called on Ebonyi State Government to accommodate his members in the ongoing empowerment scheme to ease their means of livelihood and enjoined the people to continue to be law-abiding citizens and report immediately anyone caught using their name to perpetrate evil in the State, adding he had set up a surveillance team to checkmate the activities of the members.
The State Secretary of the union Njoku Daniel and the financial Secretary Sunday Origbo noted the prayer was organized to keep their members free from accidents and called on political party candidates to identify with the union for their maximum support as they contributed much to the Democratic setting.
The APC youth leader in the State Alo Ogbonnaya who represented the State government assured the commercial motorcyclists of continuous assistance from the state government, especially in the area of empowerment and general welfare.
