Jubilation As Obiano Announces Suspension Of ASTA Activities In Nnewi , Onitsha And Nnewi

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It was jubilation everywhere in Anambra as Governor Willie Obiano announced the suspension of the state-owned Anambra State Traffic Agency (ASTA)’s activities in Ihiala, Nnewi, Ekwulobia and Onitsha, reports odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com. The agency for now, it is operating only in Awka.

This is in its bid to sanitize the state of touts in uniform embarrassing road users , extorting money and hijacking their vehicles for outrageous fees and penalties.

The state Commissioner for Transport, Chief Chuma Mbonu, who announced the government’s move in Awka , said as a first step, the agency would henceforth be known as Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) and no longer ASTA.

He said that was in line with Governor Obiano’s desire to re-brand  the establishment to serve for common good of the road users and not to terrorize the road users.

According to Mbonu, bad eggs in the old agency will be sacked after what he described as re-screening of the workers of the establishment.

He said:  “We are reorganizing and rebranding the agency and it will come in a new form and new shape for greater efficiency as ordered by His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano.

“Those of them who are good will be retained after the rescreening, while the bad eggs will go. We have the data of all of them.

“The new ATMA will be made up of men and women of integrity. You know their reputation before now had not been wonderful and the state government will rely on additional information from the public to act accordingly.”