₦airaland Forum

EcoBrick:
Those bike hailing startups you listed must have been dumb to revolve their business model around Lagos alone. Is Lagos the only state in Nigeria? No serious business would do such. Lagos population is just roughly 10% of Nigeria's estimated total population. They should move to other states that are more receptive to bike hailing. Simple.

nairavsdollars:
By Temidayo Akinsuyi

Jimi Agbaje, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said the outright ban on okada and tricycles in some parts of Lagos state is not the solution to accidents and insecurity which is the primary concern of the state government.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Agbaje who was the Lagos state governorship candidate of the PDP in the 2015 and 2019 general elections said the ban which took effect from February 1 has kept thousands of okada and tricycle riders out jobs .

He said this will have a ripple effect on the economy as those associated with them such as the vulcanizers, spare parts sellers, food sellers and others will also be negatively affected.

While noting the hardships being experienced by some Lagosians as a result of the ban, Agbaje advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to regulate the activities of the operators instead of the outright ban, adding that jobless okada and tricycle riders may resort to crimes which will not augur well for the security of the state.

“For me, I note the concerns of the Lagos State Government on security and accidents. But having said that, I am not sure the solution to these problems is the outright ban on the routes they have listed. When you look at the effect of the ban, you are putting thousands of people out of jobs”.

“There is also a ripple effect of the ban because the vulcanizers who mend the tyres of these tricycles and okada will have no jobs to do. Also, the food seller who sells to these okada riders will also close business as they can no longer patronize her”.

“So, it has a ripple effect and to that extent, it affects the economy. It brings about its own security issues. A jobless tricycle or okada rider can be dangerous”.

“I think what we need to do is to regulate them. Regulating them is to bring about the formal operators. You have people that have put together a set up, all you need do is to regulate them”.

“Those operators have regulated themselves in the sense that they have bought motorcycles that are within the laws of Lagos state by the capacity of their motorcycles, so by law they are allowed to move on any route”, he said.
https://www.independent.ng/jimi-agbaje-condemns-outright-ban-on-okada-tricycles-urges-regulation/

nairavsdollars:
By Temidayo Akinsuyi

Jimi Agbaje, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said the outright ban on okada and tricycles in some parts of Lagos state is not the solution to accidents and insecurity which is the primary concern of the state government.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Agbaje who was the Lagos state governorship candidate of the PDP in the 2015 and 2019 general elections said the ban which took effect from February 1 has kept thousands of okada and tricycle riders out jobs .

He said this will have a ripple effect on the economy as those associated with them such as the vulcanizers, spare parts sellers, food sellers and others will also be negatively affected.

While noting the hardships being experienced by some Lagosians as a result of the ban, Agbaje advised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to regulate the activities of the operators instead of the outright ban, adding that jobless okada and tricycle riders may resort to crimes which will not augur well for the security of the state.

“For me, I note the concerns of the Lagos State Government on security and accidents. But having said that, I am not sure the solution to these problems is the outright ban on the routes they have listed. When you look at the effect of the ban, you are putting thousands of people out of jobs”.

“There is also a ripple effect of the ban because the vulcanizers who mend the tyres of these tricycles and okada will have no jobs to do. Also, the food seller who sells to these okada riders will also close business as they can no longer patronize her”.

“So, it has a ripple effect and to that extent, it affects the economy. It brings about its own security issues. A jobless tricycle or okada rider can be dangerous”.

“I think what we need to do is to regulate them. Regulating them is to bring about the formal operators. You have people that have put together a set up, all you need do is to regulate them”.

“Those operators have regulated themselves in the sense that they have bought motorcycles that are within the laws of Lagos state by the capacity of their motorcycles, so by law they are allowed to move on any route”, he said.
https://www.independent.ng/jimi-agbaje-condemns-outright-ban-on-okada-tricycles-urges-regulation/

twilliamx:
Jimi should park well. I have been waiting for a governor who had the balls to do it. Lagosians like insanity. They should introduce Mass transit mediums. The government left a very important sector of the economy in the hands of illiterates for a long time. Its time to take it back to bring sanity to the state

kokomilala:
Agbaje has said this to score some cheap political point. Empathy with the weak, the voiceless is one thing,but understanding a choice made by a government in power for the long term social well being of the state is another.
Why have we become so set in our ways? When did Okada yellow buses and keke ever become the standard modes of transportation anywhere in the world?
Little wonder we are stuck in the comforts of the comfortable,unable to progress beyond where we are We can't even play catch up

BabaO2:
What do we really want in this country, development or stagnation or moving round the vicious circle? Okada/tricycle business has turned Lagos into a jungle city. Only Nigeria and Cotonou use Okada as a means of transportation. No sane country of the world we are dreaming of use Okada as a means of transportation. We need tough decisions like this to enable us achieve our dreams.

kokomilala:
@Ohemababy ,you're a symbol of the Nigerian state; symptomatic of some of the ills that have frailed the country.
This is the communication revolution. The rest of the world are using technology to move out of their misery, while Nigeria is trudging under the weight of underdevelopment. It took both India and China a generation a piece to move millions out of extreme poverty.500 million in the case of China and 100 in the case of India. Today,both are power houses of the East.You and me consume their products and services. With your set mindset- stuck in primodial and antiquated beliefs-you can't innovate,because many things will be lost on your mind that has not travelled beyond the conventional and the comfortable.
And, do you know Rwanda? In 1994, they,by all standards,fought a civil war, where some 1 million lives where wasted in 100 days.A generation later,Rwanda is rebuilding and is showing Nigeria the way in many things,because there are forward thinking mortals, leveraging on technology, making the most of the age.They've not dropped their shoulders and bemoaned their collective loss eternally.

twilliamx:
Jimi should park well. I have been waiting for a governor who had the balls to do it. Lagosians like insanity. They should introduce Mass transit mediums. The government left a very important sector of the economy in the hands of illiterates for a long time. Its time to take it back to bring sanity to the state

Professorcplus:

[s]Jimi should better take a chill. Sanwo Olu took a very courageous step on this issue. Afterall we have been clamoring for change and here it is. Lagosians like insanity.

There is no development in any country without any change in policies which might affect the masses but it's just for a while and in the long run brings progress[/s]. I suggest the governor should introduce a better Mass transit mediums as quick as possible to curb this menace of Lagosians treking.

Las las them go dey alright

alezzy13:
Shouldn't the govnor have brought the bus before the ban?? SMH

alezzy13:
Shouldn't the govnor have brought the bus before the ban?? SMH

generalwo:
Nigeria is a failed state..... Why ban a major source of lively hood without providing an alternative... Whatever you are trying to prevent will give birth to something much worse.... The crime rate in Lagos is gonna increase 1000%......because boys no get how to survive and many mouths dey to feed

Basher8583:
When they die by the gun dont blame anyone oh. You cannot make money by force

generalwo:
...... Bros.... If they die... Their bloods will ask the leaders of this country who failed them.... A man with 4 kids and a wife for example.... He is driving Keke as his only means of livelihood to cater for his wife and educate his kids..... Now u have stopped him from driving the Keke.... What do u want him to do Watch his family starve to death?? Bros if na u, wetin u go do?

Professorcplus:
why resort to abusive word when you have nothing to say just shut the fu¢# up!

Professorcplus:

Jimi should better take a chill. Sanwo Olu took a very courageous step on this issue. Afterall we have been clamoring for change and here it is. Lagosians like insanity.

There is no development in any country without any change in policies which might affect the masses but it's just for a while and in the long run brings progress. I suggest the governor should introduce a better Mass transit mediums as quick as possible to curb this menace of Lagosians treking.

Las las them go dey alright

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generalwo:
Nigeria is a failed state..... Why ban a major source of lively hood without providing an alternative... Whatever you are trying to prevent will give birth to something much worse.... The crime rate in Lagos is gonna increase 1000%......because boys no get how to survive and many mouths dey to feed

generalwo:
...... Bros.... If they die... Their bloods will ask the leaders of this country who failed them.... A man with 4 kids and a wife for example.... He is driving Keke as his only means of livelihood to cater for his wife and educate his kids..... Now u have stopped him from driving the Keke.... What do u want him to do Watch his family starve to death?? Bros if na u, wetin u go do?

Julius223:
Good but consider those who have park the only source that can feed them .
Is obvious that the rate of stealling in the country will be high compare to lack of employment opportunities when others are self employed and now it has been banned .
We are all human let's reason these's Nigeria we work daily to survive

Basher8583:
What was he doing before he got the Keke?
Again he must ba a stupid man to have 4 kids when he knows the contraints of his job.
Since the Keke biz has been revoked he should bounce back and look for another means of income. He's aware that those kekes were ban in some areas since 2011 and infact the old signs are there. So because govt did not enforce you took it for granted.
He shouldn't be a coward and result to crime.
Bankers that are used to The Good Life have been cut short of their job and they didn't go into crime

quentin06:
only good when ur a broke ass nigga, people who are economically engaged are concerned about the ban, but if all you do is to sleep onur couch yapping on soc media, i guess the ban makes you look relevant.

generalwo:
.... You speak like you have it all on life bro.... In the case of a guy who relocated from ogun state to Lagos and started driving Keke.... Now it's taken away from him... You want him to go back to ogun state and do nothing..... Bro be considerate... This is not what the government promised us... They promised us a good life..... If you must take the Keke away from them..... Give them a source of income..... There are graduates on the street driving Keke to survive because they could not secure jobs..... There are others especially old people who buy Keke and hire it out... That is how they earn their income.... What happens to these people..... Is that what the government promised....... Put yourself in the shoes of these guys bro....

Adicsonbaba:
Infact the way people dey trek for my side now
U go pity dem o
LASG no do well