Oyo State House of Assembly has dismissed a petition written against the management of Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS) by the Chairman, Association of Sacked Supervendors and Investors, Mr. Ibrahim Asiwaju.
The recommendation for the dismissal of the petition was contained in a report read and presented before the House during the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin.
The Chairman, House Standing Committee on Transport, Adebayo Babajide, recommended that the petition be dismissed on the grounds of lack of merit and substantive evidence.
The lawmaker also recommended that the House should direct the management of PTS to design and implement a well-structured organogram that would establish reporting lines, job roles and responsibilities of all personnel to eliminate ambiguity, prevent role duplication and enhance overall productivity in the company.
Clarifying the incident that led to the petition written by the chairman, Association of Sacked Supervendors and Investors of Oyo State Pace Setter Transport Services (PTS), Babajide disclosed that the committee discovered illegal activities, collusion and fraud between the vendors and the drivers, which led to the termination of appointment of the vendors.
He said: “Prior to the introduction and implementation of the card payment system to streamline transactions, the company faced leakages in revenue with average daily income reportedly around N200, 000:00. Following the introduction of the card payment system, the revenue increased to two million naira on the first day.
After the engagement of vendors to monitor card reader machines and prohibit cash payments, the leakages initially reduced. However, the vendors’ collusion with drivers on fare collection in cash led to further fraud. This prompted the company to terminate their contracts.”
