Yacouba Barro, barely elected at the head of road transporters and already called upon to combat smuggling


Ouagadougou: The road transporters of Burkina have entrusted the management of their umbrella to Yacouba Barro, elected president yesterday in Ouagadougou, at the end of the 2nd ordinary congress of the single umbrella of road transporters of Burkina Faso (FUTRB). ) and already invited by the government to tackle smuggling fraud.

The 2nd congress of road transporters of Burkina, organized under the theme ‘The FUTRB, a patriotic and resilient organization of professional actors in the service of the nation’ was marked by the election of Yacouba Barro at the head of this organization, in succession by Issoufou Maïga

At the opening of the Congress, the Minister of Transport, Urban Mobility and Road Safety also called on transporters to be more vigilant about the contraband products they may carry, according to the ministry’s communications services. transports.

Minister Somda also invited the members of the FUTRB to work to respect the circulation hours of heavy goods vehicles and also to respect the standard
s for the transformation of their vehicles.

Mr. Barro, who was until then the vice-president of the umbrella company, indicated that he will work with his collaborators and partners, placing ‘an emphasis on raising awareness for safety and good service.’

Source: Burkina Information Agency