Worried by the traffic congestion in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, stakeholders in the transport sector, yesterday, resolved to stop all illegal motor parks in the city.
Accordingly, all motorists have been asked to return to the four model parks located at Itam, Ikot Akpe, Nung Oku, and Mbiabong built by the previous administration in the state.
Announcing the decision taken at the meeting of the stakeholders at the State Ministry of Transport, the Commissioner in the ministry, Mr. Bassey Dan Abia, stated that due to security reasons, operators of Keke NAPEP in the state, must register their tricycles with the state government.
Abia said that the traffic situation in the state had become so worrisome due to increased development in the state noting that government had approved the movement of all unauthorised motor parks to the four parks built by the former administration.
“We have resolved that there will be a time frame that all the illegal motor parks within Uyo metropolis must be closed down and relocate to authorised parks”, he said.