Lagos speaker says Keke and Okada ban is good for residents' safety
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday said the restriction and ban placed on operation of motorcycles and tricycles in some major highways was for safety of the citizenry.
Obasa made this known at a meeting he held
with the Associations of Motorcycles and Tricycles Operators in Agege
Local Government and Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area (LCDA)
in Lagos.
He commended the associations for being calm
and law abiding since the pronouncement of the restriction and ban of
their operations on some major highways in the state.
The speaker said that the restriction
was not to deny them of their means of livelihood, but to ensure safety
of lives in the metropolis.
“We are aware of the violence that trailed the restriction of your activities in some parts of the state.
“I want to commend you for staying calm and law abiding here in Agege.
“Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has no hatred for motorcycles and tricycles operators, but there is the need to protect the citizens.
“I want to implore your associations to
identify some of the problems hindering your operations, identify
alternative routes, map out those that are not motorable and tell us.
“In this way, the local government will come in to assist.
“This is not going to be our last meeting,
because in our next meeting, I will invite the Police Area Commanders
and the Divisional Police Officers (DPO) in this local government and
the Commissioner of Police.
“I will also invite the State Commissioner
for Transport to find a lasting solution to the issues of
indiscriminate arrests in areas where the restriction is not
applicable,” he said.
The speaker urged them to come up with
positive ideas that would aid their smooth operation within the approved
routes, adding that the government would not hesitate to support them.
Obasa noted that they were professionals and should behave as such by obeying the laws governing the state.
The speaker told them that the door of his office was wide open for deliberations and how they could be useful to themselves.
Lagos speaker says Keke and Okada ban is good for residents' safety
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