Okada ban: FG cannot interfer in Lagos transport matter, Sanwo-Olu has problems to solve – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has given reasons President Muhammadu Buhari-led government can’t intervene in the ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada and tricycles in Lagos State.by the State government of embargo on Okada on February 1.
Some students were also seen stranded at bus stops alongside workers en route their respective schools and houses. Amaechi said; “Implementation of transport policy is essentially a state affair. You cannot tell a state whether they want ‘Okada’ or tricycles or not. That’s not our responsibility.Amaechi, making reference to his time as a governor in Rivers state said the Lagos State government has a valid reason for enforcing the ban on Okada.
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