The Ogun State government has said that its doors are not open to Okada riders whose operations were recently restricted by the Lagos State government and are contemplating migrating to the state.
The Special Adviser on Public Communications to Governor Dapo Abiodun,  Remmy Hazzan, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The government was reacting to a statement credited to the Chairman Caretaker Committee on Transportation in the State,  Femi Adeniyi, who was on Monday reported to have assured the motorcyclists that left Lagos to the state of adequate accommodation.
Hazzan said the Ogun State does not have the capacity to cope with the menace and security challenge the influx of the Okada operators from Lagos and any other neighbouring state would pose.
He noted that Okada operation is fraught with many challenges, including that of security, which is the reason why their operations have either been totally banned or restricted in many parts of the country.
Hazzan said deploying motorcycles for commercial operation is not in the schedule of the National Transportation policy, adding that the Ogun State government is already looking into the issue with a view to coming out with a clear policy direction.
The special adviser noted that although its doors are open, it is only for genuine businessmen and foreign investors to take advantage of the proximity of the Gateway State to the nation's commercial and biggest market.
The statement noted that Governor Dapo Abiodun, since his assumption of office on May 29, 2019, has put in place, measures to create a conducive environment for businesses.
He said, "As the state with the largest industrial base, Ogun State will continue to welcome more investors.
"The present administration, in its determination to further enhance the status of the state as the most industrialised, has put in place policies that would attract more businesses home and abroad.
"Governor Dapo Abiodun has been meeting with potential investors in the country and even travelled abroad in his efforts to attract more investors into the state."
The statement further stated that the present administration is desirous of providing gainful employment for her teeming citizens, but with emphasis on agriculture.
It appealed to the people to go about their normal businesses as efforts have been made to prevent security breaches in the state.

https://punchng.com/migrating-lagos-okada-riders-not-welcome-says-ogun-govt/

We die here

We go dey alright last last.

Maybe they can try Oyo State. I heard the governor is very accommodating.

Wetin okada men no go see for road

Na wa ooo

I don’t know why but this cracked me up

Una sorry ooo

AtikuNetwork:
Maybe they can try Oyo State. I heard the governor is very accommodating.

SLAP44:
And I was thinking SW are the accomodators ?

Not until they accommodated Easterners and those ones did not only stop at declaring Lagos a no-man's-land, but they planned to take it along with Biafra

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Officialgarri:
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Lol these guys are cold blooded. Okada men are the new lepers of society.

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Officialgarri:


Not until they accommodated Easterners and those ones not only stopped at declaring Lagos a no-man's-land, but they planned to take it along with Biafra

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Seyi Makinde will take them in Oyo

Officialgarri:


Not until they accommodated Easterners and those ones not only stopped at declaring Lagos a no-man's-land, but they planned to take it along with Biafra

But 80% of okada and keke riders are northerners and you decided to chase them away? That's bad.

SLAP44:


But 80% of okada and keke riders are northerners and you decided to chase them away? That's bad.

Well, like they say; once beaten, twice shy

AtikuNetwork:
Maybe they can try Oyo State. I heard the governor is very accommodating.

Don't mind that audio governor...

They should sha don't come to Ondo..

Officialgarri:

Well, like they say; once beaten, twice shy

Why are you trying to insinuate that northerners are causing insecurity in Lagos?

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Officialgarri:

Well, like they say; once beaten, twice shy

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Officialgarri:


Not until they accommodated Easterners and those ones not only stopped at declaring Lagos a no-man's-land, but they planned to take it along with Biafra

You are really daft.
At least they are not the one that use you guys to mince meat at the slightest provocation in your own land or burn down a whole office building.
oponu

The funniest thing about this is that you don’t have an identity management system to know the number of okada riders in your state and the new one so how would you even stop them? Majority are already in Oyo, some are already in Ogun your state, some are already contemplating osun. The point is there’s no way you’ve authority over their Accomodation since you can’t even account for the present ones. Let them make their money Abeg

I am waiting for okada and keke to buy from APC members

Guess the amount

VICTORCIZA:
You are really daft.
At least they are not the one that use you guys to mince meat at the slightest provocation in your own land or burn down a whole office building.
oponu

Both Igbo criminals and abokii terrorists will be chased away.