The Oyo State Government has cautioned members of Park Management System(PMS) against violence in the state.
Commissioner for Public works, Infrastructure and Transportation, Prof. Dahud Sangodoyin, who disclosed this at a press conference also released the Standard Operating Procedure for PMS in the state.
He said that the state was concerned about unhealthy rivalry in the transport sector as well as some reported reckless behaviour of persons associated with the body.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Commissioner made the position public during a press conference also attended by the State’s Commissioner of Police, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, at the Oba Akinbiyi Grammar School, Mokola, Ibadan.
The statement quoted the Commissioner as saying that the guidelines released by the state at the event must be strictly adhered to by the Park Managers in their day-to-day operation.
The Standard Operating Procedure indicates that no member of the PMS has the right to take Laws into his/he hands, adding that the body must follow the Criminal Code Laws of Nigeria and the Laws of Oyo State as well as operational codes of the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency (OYRTMA).
It also states that all members of the PMS must wear a human face while discharging their duties and be civil to members of the public while working collaboratively with security organs of the body.
It also states that no member of the PMS must drive recklessly and negligently whether on duty or otherwise.
It said no member of PMS is allowed to drink any form of liquor or intoxicant substances while on duty,adding that members are also not allowed to take cigarettes or any unauthorized drugs while on duty.
The guidelines also prohibit members of the PMS from consuming any form of prohibited hard drugs such as Cocaine, cannabis, refnol, heroin, codeine, Opioids, tobacco indian hemp, tramadol among others.
The guidelines further provide that no member of PMS must hold canes, sticks or rods while on duty, just as they are expected to as Civil as possible and ensure that commuters rights are well protected.
All PMS members,it said, are equally expected to wear government approved Vests and head gears as prescribed by the Oyo state government at all times.
The guidelines also prohibit PMS members from wearing Vests or head gears with unauthorized inscriptions, while they are to wear only those prescribed by the Oyo state government.
Sangodoyin stated that the state government will create data points throughout the State for all PMS members to enable them get properly registered and ensure identity Management.
Besides, the guidelines state that all PMS members must have their guarantors forms filled wherein the perpetrator or the guarantor in the absence of the perpetrator will be held liable for any form of infringement against the Laws of the country/ Oyo State.
Other operating procedures as revealed by the state include: that the leader of any unit will be held liable and face the disciplinary panel should any member under his supervision contravene any of the stipulated guidelines; geedback points and phone numbers shall be created throughout the state; all PMS members must not over speed above the prescribed limits, any perpetrator will face the music squarely, the statement read.
Earlier, the Oyo state Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko,warned members of Park management System to desist from formelting trouble in the state, adding that the security agencies will not give room for anybody to affect the peace of the state.
In his remarks,the Chairman Oyo State Park Management Disciplinary Committee, Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, pledged to abide by all the guidelines raised by the government.
He said that any member who is not ready to abide by the new guidelines will be made to quit the job.
COVID-19:International Travel To Fully Recover by 2025 – Report
GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company,says international departures will reach 68% of the pre-COVID-19 levels globally in 2022 and are expected to improve to 82% in 2023 and 97% in 2024, before making a full recovery by 2025 at 101% of 2019 levels, with a projected 1.5 billion international departures.
But,it said the trajectory for the recovery in international departures is not linear across regions or countries.
According to Hannah Free, Travel and Tourism Analyst at GlobalData: “International travel from North America had shown improvement in 2021 as international departures grew by 15% year-on-year. The US rose to become the world’s largest outbound travel market in 2021. In 2022, outbound departures from North America are projected to reach 69% of 2019 levels, before making a full recovery by 2024, at 102% of 2019 levels, ahead of other regions.
“International departures from European countries are expected to reach 69% of 2019 figures in 2022. As travel confidence rebuilds, the intra-European market is expected to benefit, driven by preferences for short-haul travel.
“However, travel recovery must contend with inflation, rising costs of living, and the war in Ukraine. By 2025, international departures are projected to be 98% of 2019 levels. Geographically, the war has not spread beyond Ukrainian borders. However, Russia was the world’s fifth largest outbound travel market in 2019, while Ukraine was the twelfth. Going forward, limited outbound travel from these countries will hinder Europe’s overall tourism recovery.
The report said Asia-Pacific is expected to lag in terms of recovery,while outbound departures from the region will only reach 67% of 2019 levels in 2022, owing to the relatively slower removal of travel restrictions, and the propensity for renewed domestic restrictions during COVID-19 outbreaks.
According to the report, once the region’s and the world’s largest outbound travel market, China is not showing any signs of relaxing its strict border measures in the short-term. In 2021, international departures from China were just 2% of 2019 levels.
Free added: “While global international travel is set to recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2025, tourism demand may look quite different. From two years of very limited travel, several long-term shifts and short-term trends have emerged. Consumers are now more likely to pursue authentic experiences, demand personalized travel offerings, blend business and leisure travel, and be more conscious of their overall environmental impact. There is still a long way to go to reach a normal situation. However, a potential full recovery by 2025 at the latest gives good reason for the travel and tourism industry to be optimistic for the future.”
