Lagos State Governor, Mr
Babatunde Fashola (SAN) ,
Tuesday, challenged those
supporting the unregulated
operation of commercial
motorcyclists, popularly called
okada to take a trip to the
various hospitals and medical
emergency centres to see the
havoc wreaked by their
activities.
Governor Fashola who spoke
on the topic “Freedom from
Fear” in relation to Law and
Order in Lagos State said they
should visit the hospitals and
emergency wards and see
those who have lost limbs,
arms, those who have lost
children or those who have
become orphans by the
recklessness of the okada
riders.
Noting that a lot depended on
the citizenry in ensuring an
orderly society, the Governor
said everyone must build a
consensus that the idea
behind the new traffic law was
to ensure the protection of life
and assets of every resident of
Lagos and their businesses.
Tracing the various well
organized public transport
systems that had existed in the
past like the L.M.T.S and
L.S.T.C, he said it should
agitate the minds of citizens
and members of the Club how
the State arrived at its present
state in terms of the unbridled
operation of commercial
motorcyclists.
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