Delta Government to impound tricycles whose owners fail to pay N7,500 for identification items

Delta State Government has threatened to impound commercial motorcycles and tricycles whose owners fail to pay N7,500 for rider's card, apron, emblem and stickers within the next two weeks.                                

Fresh Angle International can report that the warning was handed down Monday August 4, in a statement credited to the Director of Public Communication/ Functioning Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Information, Harold Ojji.                                  

The statement, noted: " It is hereby announced for the information of the public, particularly Motorcycle (Okada) and Tricycle (Keke) Riders, that the Delta State Government has granted another two weeks’ grace to the above categories of transporters to enable them acquire the approved aprons, stickers and rider’s cards as part of the state government’s security profiling process.

"Accordingly, all commercial motorcycle and tricycle riders are hereby required to purchase the rider’s card, apron, emblem and stickers at a government subsidized rate of N7, 500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred Naira) from the Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycles Operators’ Association (COMTOA) Offices across the state.

"It is emphasized that defaulters of this directive would have their Motorcycles /Tricycles impounded by the Directorate of Transport Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), Security Agents and Commercial Motorcycle and Tricycle Operators’ Association, Delta State (COMTOA Task Force) at the end of the two weeks’ grace which shall expire on the 18th of August, 2025."

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