Lagos Bars Okada From Highways

Lagos bars Okada from highways

MANSUR OLADUNJOYE

LAGOS State government has banned the operations of commercial motorcycle popularly called okada on all major highways in the state, saying the measure would check the menace of avoidable auto accidents.

Daily Champion reliably learnt that Governor Babatunde Fashola ordered his Special Adviser on Transportation, Kayode Opeifa to summon a parley with the two Okada unions and convey the decision because of the recent accident at Ikeja bus stop during which five people died and several other passengers hospitalised.

It was also gathered that the accident was as a result of a reckless motorcyclist, who dangerously overtook a molue bus whose driver in a bid to avoiding him ran into a ditch.

"The steps became necessary because of the need to control and regulate the okada operations so as to reduce the alarming rate of avoidable accidents and its attendant social implication," Opeifa said.

Opeifa who conveyed the state government’s displeasure over the flagrant abuse of traffic rules and regulations by okada riders in the state further noted the measures put in place by government to curtail the excesses of the motorcyclists.

"These include the outright banning of okada on all major highways, expressways and roads in the state, the restriction to one passenger, total compliance to driving against traffic and strict obedience to traffic lights amongst others," he said.

The government however urged the unions’ leaders in the state to warn its members not to compel government to take far reaching sanctions against the commercial motorcycle operators.

Responding, the unions’ leaders agreed to control and regulate the operations of motorcycles as a means of transportation in the state, alleging the incursion of non-Nigerians and non registered members into the operations as hindering the effective monitoring of its unions.

Opeifa, however, charged the union leaders to draw an action-plan to be discussed at the meeting of stakeholders to be convened without further delay.

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lol. . .

Time will tell if this option is okay with LASG workers nd others alike.

Its long over-due!!!
An okada man caused an Accident that killed a  family at Ilasa along Oshodi Expressway about 2 months ago.

Not for the unreliable transport system, they should be banned totally!!

Its also working in Abuja.

yes

fine. hope the state govt has emplaced alternative means to ease transportation problem in the metropolis

too many Aboki's on the road riding okadas, cool move by lagos govt.

abi o! and the way they ride. . .you'll think they have nine lives or somn'. i keep telling them kadan kadan but noooooo, they think they're invicible

Okada should be banned completely, its another means people from the under world (armed robbers) deprive people of their belonging. I was a victim 2 week ago and they escaped via okaka

If they really wanna make it work, it will work.

made sense in mine too

gd decision. lets see if the okada riders would obey

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Train them to ride on the Highway?
Would you allow an okada man to take you on highway 401, QEW or any highway for that matter.
that is even with the fact that everyone has right of way in Canada, not to talk of a place where the drive macho it all and can kill you and run away.