Samuel G. Deapeah, President of the
Liberia Motorcycle Transport Union (LMTU) has revealed that the formulation of one national federation for all cyclists will help to properly coordinate and regulate the day-to-day affairs of cyclists across the country.
He said there are ten (10) unions that run the day to day activities of the cyclists, but there has not been any fruitful coordination for them; therefore, they are contemplating on forming one national federation that will guide and regulate cyclists so that funds generated can be used to conduct training and other programs for them.
âOne of our challenges is the multiplicity of unions that has made us handicapped to do anything. We have not been able to carry out regulations that will bring about the real change that we want to see among the cyclist,â
Motorcycle and Tricycle Union of Liberia Calls for The ‘Immediate Cancellation’ of No-Go-Zone
Motorcycle and Tricycle Union of Liberia Calls for The ‘Immediate Cancellation’ of No-Go-Zone
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Monrovia – The Motorcycle and Tricycle Union of Liberia, has reacted sharply to the ‘no-go-zone pronouncement by government, terming the decision as ‘marginalizing and inhumane.’
“Since the reintroduction of the no-go-zone restriction in Monrovia and its environs, the cyclists rights have been denied, which we considered a complete marginalization, abuse of power on the part of the Liberia National Police and government at large,” the Union’s Secretary General Trokon G. Gray said.
Gray referenced Article 8 and 13 of the Liberian Constitution for which he believes government is strongly contravening, urging those involved with such decision to rethink.