BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Bans Okada In Lagos( See All Affected Areas)

Sanwo-Olu has banned Okada in Lagos.

 

CityNews Nigeria  reports that the  Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has banned the operations of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada, in six Local Governments in the southwest state.

This online news platform understands that Governor Sanwo-Olu announced that the ban on Okada in Laos is “indefinite and total”.

Newsone Nigeria reports that Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the order on Wednesday while speaking with all Divisional Police Officers and Area Commanders across the state at the Lagos House, Ikeja.

The Lagos Governor asked the Lagos Police Command and other security agencies to enforce the ban.

The six local governments listed by the governor are Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa.

His, “The whole of Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa local governments have been placed on a total ban effective from the first of June. This is the first phase of banning that we are going to be embarking on, so that others should know… They should find something else to do.

“We are giving notice now, they should begin to plan their strategies. From June 1, we want all these Okadas to be completely off Lagos major roads.”