Ganduje Halts Ban On Unisex Tricycle

The Kano State Government , on Tuesday, nullified its earlier  plans to stop commercial tricycles from conveying male and female passengers together following controversies that trailed the new policy.

When contacted on Tuesday , the Hisbah spokesman , Lawan Fagge , who confirmed the suspension , said it was the outcome of a meeting held between Tricycle Operators Association and the Hisbah Board .

During the meeting , according to him, it was agreed by both parties to restrategise until further notice .

According to a source close to the government, the plan , scheduled to commence on January 1 ( today) , had been viewed by members of the public as controversial and might lead to crisis.

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It was gathered that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje decided to suspend the plan to prevent crisis, following the controversy it generated since the plan was announced .

It should be recalled that the Commander General, Hisbah Board , Sheik Haruna Sani , during a function at Bayero University Kano, said the action became necessary to address the disregard of Islamic laws by commercial drivers, especially tricycle operators .

Also, the state Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mohammed Garba, who earlier confirmed the ban, said the action was to ensure that Kano was Sharia compliant state.

Efforts to contact the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar, to confirm or deny the development were unsuccessful.

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