Reactions to Ban on Okada in 6 LGAs in Lagos

Reactions have continued to trail the total ban of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada, in 6 Local Government Areas of Lagos State.

On Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the Okada ban while briefing heads of security agencies in the state at a meeting at the State House, Ikeja.

He noted that the ban will be total in the 6 LGAs and will take effect from June 1, 2022.

The statement by the Governor:

After a critical review of our restriction on Okada activities in the first six Local Government Areas where we restricted them on February 1, 2020, we have seen that the menace has not abated.

Therefore, we are now directing a total ban on Okada activities across… pic.twitter.com/cbFT8cZtKV

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) May 18, 2022

Babajide Sanwo-Olu@jidesanwooluThe highways and bridges within six Local Government and their Local Council Development Areas, effective from June 1, 2022. The councils are Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Apapa. The total ban order also extends to all LCDAs under these councils.

This is a phased ban and we expect that within the shortest time, this ban will be enforced. We have given the notice now, and we expect all commercial motorcycles plying the routes in the listed councils and areas to vacate the highways before enforcement begins.

We have advised the police to enforce the order without compromise, and we would not condone any security formation that relaxes the new ban in its jurisdiction. Residents patronising Okada riders on highways should embrace alternative transportation schemes already provided by our administration to plan their journey.

We have provided Last Mile buses in the affected areas; they are working and effective. We also have medium-capacity buses and high-capacity buses working in these areas.

Before the end of the year, we are also bringing the rail along these corridors. We have provided jetties as well to provide alternatives. We will not sit back and watch criminally-minded people use a mode of transportation to perpetrate crimes and criminality in Lagos.

Lives are being lost daily, preventable accidents are happening every day and the riders are not respecting any of our traffic laws. The situation has led to a complete breakdown of law and order. This ban has come to stay and we will not tolerate any weakness in enforcement.

Reactions:

Lagos State has announced TOTAL BAN OF OKADA in IKEJA, SURULERE, ETI OSA, LAGOS ISLAND AND APAPA. I think we can have small sanity and safety of lives .

— Tosin.X (@Dontee___) May 18, 2022

the crime you think you are reducing would instead be on the increase, when people don't have legit way of making money anymore.

— Mukolo Daniel (@yougeeo) May 18, 2022

They should go back to the north and pick there livelihood,we need sanity in lagos

— Ademilola Yesufu (@AdeyYesufu) May 18, 2022

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Reactions to Ban on Okada in 6 LGAs in Lagos