The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared that his government will not lift the ban placed on commercial motorcycle and tricycle popularly called Okada and Keke Napep, respectively, in the state. He empathically said that the ban won’t be reversed.

The governor explained that the ban was necessary, owing to security and safety reasons, and so, it won’t be reversed.

Sanwo-Olu made this known yesterday, February 4th, 2020, during the launching of eight locally-manufactured speed boats of the state ferry services, Lagferry, in Badore Ferry Terminal, Ajah.

According to the governor,

Let me tell you about the ban which we just enforced. We will sustain the ban on Okada and tricycles, mainly because of security and safety reasons.

The security and safety of citizens are paramount to any government. As a responsible government, we will not fold our arms and allow any security breach in the state.

We will continue to ensure the safety of our people on all fronts. There have been reports of serious security breaches and safety concerns in areas where these operators ply. We had to respond to these concerns because of life and safety matters to this government.

Recall that Flavision reported that the Lagos State Government recently banned the operation of Okada and Keke Napep in some local government areas (LGAs) and local council development areas (LCDAs) in the state.

The ban, which was made known in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, took effect from Saturday, February 1st, 2020.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.