Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has announced a total and indefinite ban on the operations of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada, in six Local Governments area of the state. The six local governments include Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa. Sanwo-Olu who spoke with all Divisional Police Officers in the state […]
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Lagos State Government on Monday wielded the big stick against the menace of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke NAPEP), proscribing their operations in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across the State with effect from February 1. The State Government directed security operatives to embark […]
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The Lagos Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, has given commercial motorcyclists (Okada) in the state three days to register with any of the two relevant associations or risk arrest. Edgal gave the directive on Saturday during an emergency meeting with the leadership of the commercial motorcycle operators as part of measures to ensure that they […]
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Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has told governors not to ban motorcycles and tricycles because doing so “would affect the nation’s economy negatively”. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the celebration of the national day of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN), Amaechi said a lot of Nigerians […]
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