Lagos
State government Friday banned the activities of Tri-cycle popularly
called Keke Napep from the major roads in the state, saying, “it is
meant to protect the lives and property of the residents of the state.”
The
state government however vowed to impound any disused and abandoned
vehicles across the state, explaining “4,632 vehicles were currently
abandoned on over 9,100 roads in theState.Commissioner for
transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa disclosed this at the 2013
Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa to mark the sixth anniversary
of Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration.
Opeifa
said that the state government had held several meetings with the
unions on the development, adding “they have agreed to stay away from
these roads.”Some of the roads tri-cycles operation was outlawed were:
the entire Victoria Island, Government Residential Area, GRA Ikeja and
Ikoyi. Also on Awolowo road and Awolowo way, Alausa and entire major
roads in Surulere Local Government.
Opeifa
warned that tri-cycling isn’t a replacement for motorcycle popularly
called Okada in the state, adding “it isn’t a sustainable means of
transport for the state especially Lagos that is a megacity.”
According
to him, “I learnt that some Okada riders have began to sell their
motorcycle to by tricycle but they can no longer operate on these major
roads again.”The commissioner explained that section 3 of the 2012 Lagos
road traffic law also outlawed the operation of the tri-cycle in the
state.
It
will be recalled that Fashola signed the road traffic bill into law
last year, aimed at improving safety on the Lagos roads.“After that law
was gazetted, the state government allowed tri-cycle to operate on some
of these roads because vehicles available in those roads weren’t enough
to convey the passengers plying the road,” he said.
Opeifa
stated that today, the state has enough Bus Rapid Transport, BRT and
LAGBUS buses, taxis and others are now available on these roads and the
tricycle wouldn’t be needed.
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