Lagos State government Friday banned the activities of Tri-cycle popularly called Keke Napep from the major roads in the state, saying, “it is meant to protect the lives and property of the residents of the state.”

The state government however vowed to impound any disused and abandoned vehicles across the state, explaining “4,632 vehicles were currently abandoned on over 9,100 roads in theState.

Commissioner for transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa disclosed this at the 2013 Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa to mark the sixth anniversary of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration.

Opeifa said that the state government had held several meetings with the unions on the development, adding “they have agreed to stay away from these roads.”

Some of the roads tri-cycles operation was outlawed were: the entire Victoria Island, Government Residential Area, GRA Ikeja and Ikoyi. Also on Awolowo road and Awolowo way, Alausa and entire major roads in Surulere Local Government.
Keke Marwa operators waiting for passengers

Keke Marwa operators waiting for passengers

Opeifa warned that tri-cycling isn’t a replacement for motorcycle popularly called Okada in the state, adding “it isn’t a sustainable means of transport for the state especially Lagos that is a megacity.”

According to him, “I learnt that some Okada riders have began to sell their motorcycle to by tricycle but they can no longer operate on these major roads again.”

The commissioner explained that section 3 of the 2012 Lagos road traffic law also outlawed the operation of the tri-cycle in the state.

It will be recalled that Fashola signed the road traffic bill into law last year, aimed at improving safety on the Lagos roads.

“After that law was gazetted, the state government allowed tri-cycle to operate on some of these roads because vehicles available in those roads weren’t enough to convey the passengers plying the road,” he said.

Opeifa stated that today, the state has enough Bus Rapid Transport, BRT and LAGBUS buses, taxis and others are now available on these roads and the tricycle wouldn’t be needed.

ON ABANDONED BUSES
The commissioner said “They constitute threat security of lives and property in the state.”

According to him, “While we are proud to improve on information of the removal of over 4,300 abandoned and disused vehicles from Lagos roads, it is saddening that recent survey by the CDA/CDC’s under the supervision of the Ministry of Rural Development have again in the last 3 month identify another 4,632 vehicles abandoned on over 9,100 roads in Lagos State.”

He added “These vehicles are veritable tools for hoodlums, miscreants, armed robbers and other forms of social vices. So also they pose health risk. We will not relent on enforcement.”

“To spare part dealers vehicle/Auto sales dealers please be advised as vehicles illegally displayed on road setback will be treated as abandoned/disused vehicle,” Opeifa said.

On this, the commissioner said “we have instructed officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, to immediately begun to impound any abandoned or disuse cars in the state.”

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kai! poor man don really suffer for fashola hand. so if you dont have a car, you cant really move around especially in Ikeja. what an elitist govt!

very soon Fashola will ban people from coming out of their house second sha

wow

Next na to ban cars with manual gear cos they are prone to accidents and theft


Car owners take note, or better still start saving for helicopters


Eko o ni baje o

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The number one priority of a GOOD Government is to make the lives of the people easier, better and more productive. This is where I fault Gov Fashola. He has good intentions alright, but he's gone too too far in his mechanisms. You can't turn a city to a five star hotel when the common man cannot have access to the basic things of live conveniently and at will.
Nigeria is a third world country. 70% of her people are poor. 13 million children are out of school. 50% live on less than a dollar per person a day. 80% provide their own water and 55% their own electricity. And the concern of a leader is to ban Okada, a major means of transportation for Lagosians, and now Tricycle the only substitute for Okada. It is wrong for us to compare ourselves with western countries with massive infrastructural, human and technological development when we don't even have a naija made phone.

Fashola has shifted his focus to the island. With massive infrastructural investments in a region that is by far more developed than its mainland counterpart. Lekki-Vi peninsula is the new London.
He has forgotten that it was the boys at Mushin that fought for him. The market women at IsoloEjigbo that carried his posters with enthusiasm. The Okada riders he has put out of job that rode with his motorcade during campaigns. He has forgotten the masses.

I can never support a government that enslaves the masses to serve the rich.

That is why I will never support a one man Party. I will never support APC!

Acidosis: wow

Next na to ban cars with manual gear cos they are prone to accidents and theft


Car owners take note, or better still start saving for helicopters


Eko o ni baje o

not yet, i think the next is car made before year 2000, next any car that smokes then .........

Acidosis: wow

Next na to ban cars with manual gear cos they are prone to accidents and theft


Car owners take note, or better still start saving for helicopters


Eko o ni baje o

Ogbeni, lo fi ori lugi! Para e! As the commissioner said, an alternative has been provided, BRT.

so ow do pple without cars move in such areas?
Fashola softly softly o

Fashola dis okada riders,drivers and keke napep drivers are d reason u dey sit on top of dat governor sit nw u wan kick thier butt out.my man bcareful@fashola

#speechless

Ile-Ife:


Ogbeni, lo fi ori lugi! Para e! As the commissioner said, an alternative has been provided, BRT.

okay ogbeni rufus

Duuuuuuuuh were did u get these newz from.....me stay in laqos and av not heard such newz ooo its only in nairaland dat dey bann maruwa not in laqos plz get ur facts ryt

They should also ban motor vehicles(tour wheel) make we all begin treck for lagos...

If they ban tricycles and there is an even more better alternative, fine. Buh if not, not O.K.!

Libkid: Fashola dis okada riders,drivers and keke napep drivers are d reason u dey sit on top of dat governor sit nw u wan kick thier butt out.my man bcareful@fashola

abi oo...

He thinks a C.E.O of a company with 10 cars would leave his seat for one s!ll y thumb print ...

Acidosis: wow

Next na to ban cars with manual gear cos they are prone to accidents and theft


Car owners take note, or better still start saving for helicopters


Eko o ni baje o

.... u better go upgrade if not?

Draconian Fash Baba
When a `bata` drums at fever pitch high tempo, it is getting ready to bust.

Lagos is one of the largest megacity in the world and it shouldn't lag behind the others of its status.the fact that some things are being allowed doesn't make them right and if at any point in time government decides to change her course of policy,then no problem with that.

How safe are does tricycle at the median of the highways where trucks without brakes pass everyday ? It's the duty of a responsible government to implement laws including safety and environmental policies for the greater percentage of the population.Government will never get things done if it uses sentiment as its watch-word !

This govt have gone too far this time around and its time we vote them out.obviously fashola does not give a damn about the common man that voted him into office.

The use of noisy generators at night should be banned.

See rubbish comments from stuupid people.. them born all of UNA for village ni? How many okada or keke napep do you see on this road

when we watch hollywood movies, we so much admire D̶̲̥̅̊ streets we see or even when we travel out of dis coountry to places like berlin, paris, barcelona and a host of oda cities out der in usa nd europe. Now some1 is working so hard to bring sanity into africas most popular nd fastest growwing city(lasgid) yet pple re still complaining. If LASG said D̶̲̥̅̊ tricyle should nt ply D̶̲̥̅̊ major highways in D̶̲̥̅̊ state I believe its for D̶̲̥̅̊ safety of its citizens, dat does nt mean they will not b seen in D̶̲̥̅̊ streets, governance should never be run @ D̶̲̥̅̊ alter of sentiment. Let's view thingss from D̶̲̥̅̊ positive angle b4 we start to criticize it

Keke is even more frustrating to car drivers than Bike.
You stand a better chance overtaking a bike than overtaking a keke.

Acidosis:

abi oo...

He thinks a C.E.O of a company with 10 cars would leave his seat for one s!ll y thumb print ...

or he think say na im power him take seat 4 there.

~Bluetooth:


Lagos is one of the largest megacity in the world and it shouldn't lag behind the others of its status.the fact that some things are being allowed doesn't make them right and if at any point in time government decides to change her course of policy,then no problem with that.

How safe are does tricycle at the median of the highways where trucks without brakes pass everyday ? It's the duty of a responsible government to implement laws including safety and environmental policies for the greater percentage of the population.Government will never get things done if it uses sentiment as its watch-word !

How are those tricycles less safe than a very small car such as Kia Picanto or Toyota Tarcel in the median of the road?

And would you have spewed this gibberish if you've got no personal car?

Mods why una no put the thread wey I comment on for from page? Now Acidiosis iyaff stolen my concept come dey claim the glory.

sheyie2007: See rubbish comments from stuupid people.. them born all of UNA for village ni? How many okada or keke napep do you see on this road

BAnning Keke NApep will never be restricted to the Highways alone.
Use your head, dude!
They will be summarily banned from all roads
The police will see to that just as they saw to the banning of Okadas on all roads

Danfo go add double price fare again

lagos palava

Pipsland78:
How are those tricycles less safe than a very small car such as Kia Picanto or Toyota Tarcel in the median of the road?

And would you have spewed this gibberish if you've got no personal car?

Dude use your brain. . .do cars park in the median of a road like the tricycle above ?