“We were warned not to go on the express, and that if any policeman harasses us, we should report.”
in Lagos State, the government has said that accidents involving the vehicles have reduced drastically in the state.The Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, told The Guardian that the report from the Ministry of Health vindicated the government’s decision, emphasising that the safety and security of the people remained paramount.
Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has encouraged commercial motorcyclists and tricyclists to come up with positive ideas that would aid their smooth operation within the approved routes, adding that the government would not hesitate to support them. In the same vein, the Lagos chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers has agreed to ensure harmony among its members following Governor Sanwo-Olu’s directive to the union to constitute itself in manner that would not obstruct security and peace in the state.
In response to Sanwo-Olu’s position, the union staged a rally yesterday to reunite the feuding parties after peace meetings at the NURTW headquarters in Agege.
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