FG begins data capturing of transporters nationwide

The Federal Government is said to have commenced data capturing
for commercial transporters across the country.

It was gathered that the initiative was conceived by the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, in collaboration with
the Federal Ministry of Transportation.

Transporters under the aegis of the Amalgamated Commercial
Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders Association,
stated that the initiative would help curb criminal activities
being perpetuated on roads.

Speaking at press briefing in Abuja, the National President,
ACOMORAN, Babangida Maihula, said the Federal Government had
started capturing the data of the association’s members as well as
those in other arms of the transportation sector.

He noted that a standing committee made up of officials from
security agencies, road transport unions and parastatals/ministries
of government had already been established to ensure that the
exercise succeeds.

“This programme is going to capture and address the many
concerns of commuters and operators in the land transportation
sector, especially as it relates to security and curbing criminal
activities on our roads. It is a holistic programme and we are
meeting our members to expatiate on the gains of this initiative,”
Maihula said.

He noted that the association had initially commenced a data
capturing exercise for just its members, but had to key into the
larger programme of the Federal Government as spearheaded by the
Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Ministry of
Transportation.

Providing an insight into the initial programme embarked upon by
ACOMORAN, Maihula stated that the prevalent state of insecurity and
other similar challenges in Nigeria the country had made it
imperative for the deployment of radio frequency identification
technology by the association to capture and store members’
biometric data across the nation.

He said the initiative was designed to enable the association to
have accurate database of its members, which would serve as a
repository platform with comprehensive asset tagging of motorcycles
and tricycles in order to deter criminal activities.

The association commended the Federal Government and its
agencies for expanding the scope of the data capturing exercise and
urged stakeholders to key into the programme in order to make it
achieve its goal.

The Federal Government is said to have commenced data capturing
for commercial transporters across the country.

It was gathered that the initiative was conceived by the
Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, in collaboration with
the Federal Ministry of Transportation.

Transporters under the aegis of the Amalgamated Commercial
Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders Association,
stated that the initiative would help curb criminal activities
being perpetuated on roads.

Speaking at press briefing in Abuja, the National President,
ACOMORAN, Babangida Maihula, said the Federal Government had
started capturing the data of the association’s members as well as
those in other arms of the transportation sector.

He noted that a standing committee made up of officials from
security agencies, road transport unions and parastatals/ministries
of government had already been established to ensure that the
exercise succeeds.

“This programme is going to capture and address the many
concerns of commuters and operators in the land transportation
sector, especially as it relates to security and curbing criminal
activities on our roads. It is a holistic programme and we are
meeting our members to expatiate on the gains of this initiative,”
Maihula said.

He noted that the association had initially commenced a data
capturing exercise for just its members, but had to key into the
larger programme of the Federal Government as spearheaded by the
Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Ministry of
Transportation.

Providing an insight into the initial programme embarked upon by
ACOMORAN, Maihula stated that the prevalent state of insecurity and
other similar challenges in Nigeria the country had made it
imperative for the deployment of radio frequency identification
technology by the association to capture and store members’
biometric data across the nation.

He said the initiative was designed to enable the association to
have accurate database of its members, which would serve as a
repository platform with comprehensive asset tagging of motorcycles
and tricycles in order to deter criminal activities.

The association commended the Federal Government and its
agencies for expanding the scope of the data capturing exercise and
urged stakeholders to key into the programme in order to make it
achieve its goal.