Much ado about Okada ban vanguardnews
BARELY a week after debunking reports that a definite decision had been taken on the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, Lagos State Government came with a ban on these crude means of transportation in six local government areas in the metropolis.
rider, his passenger and the supposed law enforcer, go to bed punching the wall because they are all victims of a failed system.are to be banned for being tools of robbers, then cars too should be banned because they are used by kidnappers. If we should stop patronizing motorbikes and tricycles because they enrich and employ foreign countries, then we should stop buying luxury cars because these cars are not made in Nigeria.
Frankly, Lagos roads are apocalyptic. One has to be extra careful while attempting to overtake as a hoard of okadas show up on the mirrors. Negotiating a turn is no less troubling because aside an errantmaking a quick bend across one’s blind spot, the authorities too have turned a blind eye to bill banners, trade umbrellas and selling booths that are placed indiscriminately at junctions further blocking one’s driving view.
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