Lagos State government may soon phase out commercial motorcycles
popularly known as okada the ‘yellow’ buses otherwise called as ‘Danfo,’
according to investigation. The move, impeccable sources in the state
Governor’s Office said, was meant to bring sanity into the
transportation sector, beginning from eradication of the operation of
the commercial motorcycles in every nook and cranny of Lagos.
The
latest attempt, it was learnt, was due to the increasing crime rate and
violence caused by the flagrant abuse of the Lagos Traffic Law 2012,
which prohibits the operations of commercial motorcyclists on 450 major
roads and bridges. Hence, there is plan by the State Executive Council
to review the Lagos Traffic Law, 2012 through the House of Assembly from
partial ban of commercial motorcycles to total ban.
It was
gathered that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is predisposed to the flagrant
abuse of the law by the motorcyclists and the commercial bus drivers who
flout all the provisions of the law.
Sources said that despite
the arrest of okada riders by the state Task Force on Environment and
Special Unit, the governor was still not satisfied with the presence of
commercial motorcycles in some areas, especially the prohibited areas.
Hence,
in the last eight months, three chairmen of the task force had been
sacked and appointed. “Ambode is not comfortable with the continued
operation of the motorcyclists but as a listening governor, he would not
just ban them immediately when he assumed office. There is an existing
law which regulates their operation.
“Legally, the law will be
reviewed and a drastic decision will be made which is imposing a total
ban on their operation,” a source said. Another senior top government
official also said that recent bloody clash at Mile 12 emphasised the
need to phase out okada.
“It is not unconnected with the bloody
clash in Ketu-Mile 12 area of the state, which was triggered by a
dispute between an Okada operator and a passer-by, which led to loss of
lives and property worth millions of naira,” the official said.
In
addition to the Mile 12 clash, it was also gathered that the increasing
reports of robbery carried out with the use of motorcycles might have
necessitated the move. “Robbers now find it very easy to operate with
the aid of okada.
No serious government will fold its arms and
watch criminals take over the state. I think Lagosians should prepare
for total ban of this means of transportation,” he added. According to
him, government is considering a better means of transportation
befitting a mega city like Lagos.
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