OKADA BAN: No Going Back On Enforcement in Lagos – State Govt

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Drivers of motorcycle taxis wait for passengers on a sidewalk along the outer marina road in Lagos August 31, 2010. Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos is trying to bring order to hundreds of thousands of chaotic motorcycle taxis, banning them from major roads and from carrying pregnant women or riding on the pavement. The bikes, known as "okadas", swarm like mosquitoes around sub-Saharan Africa's most populous city, swerving to avoid bribe-hungry traffic police, often mounting the kerb and frequently carrying entire families on their tired frames. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY) - GM1E68V1MX801

The Lagos State government has warned that there’s no going back on enforcement of the ban on motorcyclists popularly known as Okada come September 1st.

Commissioner for Transportation, Fredrick Oladeinde dropped this warning on Wednesday while giving an update on the ban at Alausa, Ikeja.

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