Okada Ban: Group Supports Sanwo-Olu

A group operating under the aegis of Lagos Progressive Vanguard is backing the Lagos State Government following the ban of Okada and Keke in some parts of the state.

Convener of the group, Seyi Bamigbade, said that the use of Okada is not befitting Lagos mega city status while urging Lagosians to align with Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu T.H.E.M.E agenda aimed at ensuring the state becomes Africa’s modern megacity city.

Bamigbade recalled that former governor of the state, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, now Minister for Works and Housing equally banned their operations in year 2012.

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According to him, a good number of Lagosians and commuters are of the view that Okada should no-longer be used for transportation in the state

Bamigbade said, ‘’some residents of Lagos state who patronise Okada riders have met untimely death due to the reckless manner in which the motorcycle riders manoeuvre major highways and disobey traffic laws

“Neither unemployment nor the present economic crunch in Nigeria should be used as an excuse not to say good bye to Okada in Lagos one of the most important factors which should be taken into consideration, when driving or riding on any road is the safety of the people being transported.

“The safety of lives, goods and commodities being conveyed from one destination to another, is highly important. It does not make any sense, when a commuter or a passenger is afraid he or she could sustain serious injury or other body deformities, just because the object for transportation exposes him or her to a high level of risk.’’

He added that they are supporting Okada ban in Lagos because over 90 per cent of the riders apart from being reckless are not Nigerians but illegal migrants, saying the belief in some quarters that the ban on Okada might increase the rate of crime in Lagos is not germane enough to live with the risks associated with it.