“The ban is in accordance with the Lagos State Transport Reform Law of 2012.”
In a statement issued by his office on Friday, the state Deputy Gov. Obafemi Hamzat said that the government was determined to reduce accidents and vices associated with the use of motorcycles and tricycles.He said the government took the decision after evaluating the rate of crime and accidents recorded in the state.
“The ban is in accordance with the Lagos State Transport Reform Law of 2012. The law that has been in existence since 2012,” he said.“The law says that commercial motorcycles and tricycles are restrained from plying major highways, certain roads, and all bridges,” he said. “We get calls through our emergency control centres as early as 6:00 a.m. from people going to work who are being robbed and harassed through motorcycles,” he said.
“The Lagos State Government has provided 65 Bus Rapid Transit buses and 14 ferries on our waterways as alternatives,” he said.
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