The Federal Government is reportedly making plans to ban the use of motorcycles, aka “Okada”, nationwide.It is more bad news for commercial motorcyclists in Nigeria as the Federal Government is reportedly making plans to ban the use of motorcycles, aka “Okada”, nationwide.

Motorcycles, which are a common means of transportation in the country, have already been outlawed in some states like Lagos and also in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The call for the nationwide ban was made by the National Council on Transport and supported by the Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar, Punch reports.

The Federal Ministry of Transport released a statement in that regard on Saturday, October 25. It reads:

“All states and the Federal Capital Territory have therefore been advised to establish a public transport system that ensure strict regulation of the operation of public passenger transportation system through a well-articulated management system for enhanced safety, security, effective and efficient service delivery,” the statement said.

It added, “The states are to also develop master plans for the development of intelligent transport system to facilitate the development and management of their transport operations in line with emerging trends and global best practices.”

The ministry explained that the ban was one of the measures to be taken to ensure the provision of safe and secure transportation in Nigeria.

sourcehttp://www.olokunbolablessing.com/2014/10/no-more-okadafg-to-ban-commercial.html