2nd June, 2011
The leadership of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has implored Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to be wary of some discredited transporters parading themselves as leaders of the association in Lagos and the Southwest.
A statement signed by Evangelist Yemi Akinola, Chairman, NARTO, Southwest Zone appealed to the governor not to recognise Chief Fatai Gbesan as the Chairman of NARTO, Southwest zone.
“While this association recognises the right of every citizen of this country to free speech, including felicitation with the number one man of the state, we wish to inform the general public that Chief Fatai Gbesan is not the Chairman of NARTO, Southwest.
“The current chairman of the zone is Evangelist Yemi Akinola. Moreover, the 12th annual general assembly of the association held in Ilorin, Kwara State on 20 November, 2008, affirmed the dismissal of Chief Gbesan from the association,†Evangelist Akinola stated.
He urged government officials in the region to cooperate with his association in order to move the Southwest forward.