Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has at a stakeholder meeting revealed that plans to review the 2012 Lagos State Traffic Law guiding the operations of motorcycles in the state are underway.
In a statement, the state governor expresed his displeasure at the re-emergence of okada riders within the state and promised to clamp down on them.
“We have noted with dismay the fact that Okada riders are disregarding and flouting the restrictions we imposed on their activities in certain areas of the metropolis. In this same vein, we have also observed with dismay the ongoing war between commercial motorcyclists and our law enforcement agencies.
“This propensity for lawlessness is not who we are as Lagosians. The Lagos State Road Traffic Law, enacted in 2012 to safeguard the lives of people and to maintain law and order on our roads, is the legal backbone for the restrictions put in place early last year and designed to curb the Okada menace in the State.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
He disclosed that motorcycle riders have been many a times accomplices to crimes within the state and as such all will be done to enforce law and order within the state.
As part of that initiative, 500 Last-Mile Buses will be rolled out until the target of 5000 buses are rolled out.
