I have always been an advocate for the banning of Okadas and Kekes because they are not safe public means of transportation. In normal climes, overtaking happens on the drivers side of the vehicle in Nigeria, Kekes and Okadas will come at you from all directions, including against traffic! They don’t obey traffic rules, and they would never stop at the red lights. It makes driving in Lagos very tiring and hazardous.

The Lagos state government has now banned Kekes and Okads in Lagos. The government sighted accidents and security risks attached with these means of transportation. The government also claims that Kekes and Okadas are not part of the “mega city blueprint”.

The ban effectively shuts down the businesses of companies such as Gokada, Maxng, etc. But these businesses applied for and got licenses to operate in Lagos by the same Lagos state government that is now saying it isn’t part of their blue print. Even the current Governor, Sanwo Olu, encouraged them at his speech at “The Platform”

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