Transportation
Lagos Government Bans Okada, Keke Napep From These Local Governments As From Feb 1st
Yet again, the Lagos State Government has come up with plans to banned motorcycle taxis, popularly known as Okada and auto-rickshaws, popularly known as Keke Marwa from operating in some local governments in the state. The ban takes effect from February 1, 2019.
The affected local governments are Lagos Island Local Government, Eti-Osa, Apapa, Surulere, and Ikeja. This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Lagos State Governor on New Media, Mr Jubril Gawat. The ban will also affect ride-hailing services like O-Pay and Gokada among others.
It will be recalled that the state government earlier January banned Keke Napep and Okadas from plying some major roads Lists Of Lagos Roads & Bridges Where Okada And Keke Napep Are Banned.
As for the alternatives, the Lagos State Government said buses will be rolled out for these areas but the first thing is that Transportation has to be SAFE and those areas will be adequately covered.
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