By Samuel Owooso
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, banned the operation of commercial motorcycles, otherwise called Okada, in six local government area of the state.
The governor disclosed this while briefing heads of security agencies at the state house, Ikeja.
According to him, the total ban on commercial motorcycles in the six local councils, will take effect from June 1, 2022 and would be fully enforced.
The affected local councils include, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, Apapa and Ikeja.
He then urged all divisional police officers (DPO’s) and Area Commanders to enforce the ban from June 1.
“This is the first phase of the banning we are going to be embarking on so that others will know that, in a short while, either they get out or get something else to do.
“From the first of June, the LCDAs that are underneath them, will be published and list all of them; so we are giving the notice now.
“Begin to do your strategy now; from the first of June we want all the okadas to be completely off these major roads,” he said.
