Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State has said the State has no intention of banning commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada like Lagos State.
The Nation reports Lagos announced a ban on Okada operations in six Local Government Areas from June 1.
Makinde, on Saturday while responding to a Q&A session on Twitter, said the State will not follow the Lagos example on the issue.
He said: “We take decisions based on data, science and logic. If they ban them in Lagos, how long will it take them to realise the benefits? The situation in Lagos is the same as ours.
“We have no intention of banning Okada. We will regulate them; we will identify them and the criminals will be dealt with.”
Makinde said the ban will leave a lot of people unemployed.
“I have seen people with their cars jump Okada to go to the bank. They are serving a purpose.
“We have started identity management. If we say ban because Lagos did it, what next? Those riding Okada legitimately you take them out of business.”
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
