Governor Sanwo-Olu totally bans Okada in Lagos State

As a result of the rising menace in relation to Okada, Governor Sanwo Olu totally bans the use of Okada in Lagos state.

On February 1st, 2020, Governor Sanwo Olu ordered a ban on Okada in six local government areas in Lagos state. Effective from June 1st, there would be a total ban of Okada’s in the whole of Lagos state.

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He made this announcement via a post on his Twitter handle. The post stated:

“After a critical review of our restriction on Okada activities in the first six Local Government Areas where we restricted them on February 1, 2020, we have seen that the menace has not abated.

“Therefore, we are now directing a total ban on Okada activities across the highways and bridges within six Local Government and their Local Council Development Areas, effective from June 1, 2022.

“The councils are Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Apapa. The total ban order also extends to all LCDAs under these councils.

“This is a phased ban and we expect that within the shortest time, this ban will be enforced.

“We have given the notice now, and we expect all commercial motorcycles plying the routes in the listed councils and areas to vacate the highways before enforcement begins.

“We have advised the police to enforce the order without compromise, and we would not condone any security formation that relaxes the new ban in its jurisdiction.

“Residents patronizing Okada riders on highways should embrace alternative transportation schemes already provided by our administration to plan their journey.

“We have provided Last-Mile buses in the affected areas; they are working and effective. We also have medium-capacity buses and high-capacity buses working in these areas.

“Before the end of the year, we are also bringing the rail along these corridors. We have provided jetties as well to provide alternatives.

“We will not sit back and watch criminally-minded people use a mode of transportation to perpetrate crimes and criminality in Lagos.

“Lives are being lost daily, preventable accidents are happening every day and the riders are not respecting any of our traffic laws.

“The situation has led to a complete breakdown of law and order. This ban has come to stay and we will not tolerate any weakness in enforcement”.

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