The Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) said it
generated over N100 million to the state coffers last year.
This was against the N10 million target given by the state
government.
The Deputy Managing Director of KAROTA, Mr. Abdulmumeen
Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday in Kano while briefing newsmen on the
activities of the agency.
He said the huge difference between the target and the
revenue realised was due to the high volume of vehicular movement within the
metropolis.
"The daily average of traffic into Kano on a daily basis is
between 2.5 million and 2.8 million. This poses serious challenges to all
traffic enforcement agencies.
"The arrest and subsequent fines are due to the vast
numbers of offenders who are uncooperative.
“The fines are meant only to serve as deterrent and not to
punish as we caution those that showed remorse,’’ he said.
The KAROTA boss pointed out that the agency was also engaged
in internal discipline of its staff to ensure punctuality at duty and to curb
corruption.
He said cases brought against erring staff were dealt with
through sanctions such as guard room locking, suspension and outright
dismissal, adding that ``no staff is allowed to harass motorists’’.
Aliyu urged the public to avail themselves of the measures
provided by the agency to check the excesses of its staff ``because our mission
is to bring law and order to traffic in Kano’’.
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