Govt Calls For Calm As Okada Ban Takes Effect In Lagos
A file photo of scores of motorcycles seized by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Taskforce). SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Govt Calls For Calm As Okada Ban Takes Effect In Lagos The Lagos State Government on Wednesday commenced enforcement of its ban on commercial motorcycles, also known as Okada, in six local government areas of the state. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The local governments include Ikeja, Surulere, Eti-Osa, Lagos Mainland, Lagos Island, and Apapa. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the ban on May 18 during a meeting with police chiefs in the state, saying it is “total and indefinite”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “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,” Sanwo-Olu