Nigeria’s Attorney General has announced that the Government is thinking seriously of banning Okada (commercial motorcycles). This is because the government is blaming them for a lot. But without creating alternative employment or funding for the okada riders how do they want the Okada riders to feed? One good thing then Governor Oshiomhole did when…… Continue reading Government Thinking Of Okada Ban Across Nigeria
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Okada Ban: Gokada Switches To Delivery Services
With the current ban on okada ( motorcycle passenger transport services) in much of Lagos State, motorcycle hailing app Gokada has announed plans to immediately switch to product delivery services with bikes pending when and if the current ban is dropped. In a Twitter message to technology site Techpoint, Gokada CEO, Fahim Saleh, announced: “We…… Continue reading Okada Ban: Gokada Switches To Delivery Services
See What Reckless Okada Riders Have Caused Their Innocent Colleagues!
Reckless okada riders don’t trafficate before overtaking you. If you try to correct them they rain insults on you. Because of their recklessness, they kept maiming and killing people. Now they have given their enemies the excuse to successfully push for their ban. Of course, government should have provided skills aqcuistition programs and soft loans…… Continue reading See What Reckless Okada Riders Have Caused Their Innocent Colleagues!
Before Okada And Keke Is Banned In Lagos
The Lagos State Government wants to ban okada and keke. This is because a lot of them drive carelessly, causing accidents. Attempts to get them to drive more carefully has been largely ignored by many okada and keke drivers. But banning okada and keke without providing alternative means of livelihood is not advisable. An okada…… Continue reading Before Okada And Keke Is Banned In Lagos
Open Letter to Governor Ambode On The Okada Menace On Agege Motor Road/Lagos Abeokuta ExpressWay
Dear Sir, Thank you for your efforts to bring sanity to transportation in Lagos, but there is one area in which impunity still reigns supreme.Every evening lawless Okada operators brazenly drive against oncoming traffic on the Agege Motor Way and the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way. As a result, motorists and pedestrians coming from Sango Ota, Abulegba,…… Continue reading Open Letter to Governor Ambode On The Okada Menace On Agege Motor Road/Lagos Abeokuta ExpressWay