From: Moshood Adebayo

There is tension at Iyana-Iba, around the main gate to thebLagos State University, as hundreds of commercial motorcycle riders, otherwise called Okada have barricaded the entire road leading from Lagos to Badagry area of the state.

Daily Sun gathered that the Okada riders, who made several bonfires along the expressway, were protesting the seizure of the motorcycles allegedly by men of the state task force.

At the moment, human and vehicular movement have been disrupted as motorists had to hurriedly make a U-turn and return to where they were coming from.

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http://sunnewsonline.com/just-in-pandemonium-as-okada-riders-protest-in-lagos/

They are just too stubborn!

Ambode!!!

Only God knows how many motor cycles are in police and task force custody.
Too many.
Okada riders are just too stubborn.

I am sure some people would rubbish these Okada riders and say stuff...but let me ask

For what reason is the government of Lagos bent on seizing Okadas and banning Danfo buses which would soon commence?

One big problem which is already stigmatising us in this country is "undue desperation to keep the standard we aren't prepared for and can't sustain. No preparation whatsoever!!

Ask Ambode and his administration what their plans to empower these helpless Okada people and the numerous Danfo bus drivers are, you'll hear them say "plans are in place." As The trend is, they won't be able to mention any tangible plan.

This is why our society damages. These people are displaced of their means of livelihood (and mind you, we are talking about Okada riders, Danfo bus drivers and Conductors whose nature job naturally makes them violent)[/b]and stranded in the society just like the vibrant Nigerian graduate youths who are offloaded into the society yearly without anything to hold on to. What does one expect in this instance? Crime at its peak!!

[b]In Political Science, there is a theory; "The Frustration-Aggression" theory. It states that when "genuine" needs of a people in the state are not met by the government, there is tendency for Frustration to set in and then, aggression. This is what is obtainable in Nigeria.

Come to think of it, have you guys noticed that the so-called Task Force are hoodlums who have no morale or human ethics in conducting these seizures? They bundle people and bikes, manhandle women and don't care about the dignity of the human person.

Ambode, however good his intentions of beautifying Lagos is, he shouldn't do it the wrong way. Let Nigerians have a breath of peace for once. The hardship is already more than too much to bear for goodness sake.

Ambode, total ban of Okada is madness. Regulate them by giving them uniforms

It is so sad that Nigerian youths have been rendered helpless in their own fatherland.

Government must learn to implement policies like this with palliatives to alleviate the sufferings of the masses and those affected by the policy.

It is a good policy but the implementation deserves palliative and adequate consultation and publicity before it is fully implemented.

The only option Nigerian youths have now is to take over leadership of Nigeria at all levels of government and build Nigeria to their dream.

Forget about chance youth leaders like Governor Bello, he wasn't supposed to be a leader, we need successful, visionary youths not touts that went into politics to become rich!

It will be a major improvement for Lagos if it can regulate it's transport system. Make it more comfortable, available and organized.

We told them Lagos is No-man Land, they fail to understand!