In May, Babajide Sanwo-Olu placed a total ban on commercial motorcycles in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), and LCDAs of the state.
The Lagos State government has banned the operations of commercial motorcyclists (Okada) in four more local government areas in the state and all the LCDAs in the council.
Frederic Oladeinde, the state Commissioner for Transport, made the announcement on Thursday, noting that the state government extended the ban in the best interest of residents and for security reasons.
The newly affected local government areas and local council development areas include: Kosofe Local Government; Ikosi-Isherri LCDA, Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government; Isolo LCDA, Shomolu Local Government; Bariga LCDA, Mushin Local Government; Odi-Olowo LCDA.
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The ban will take effect from September 1.
In May, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos placed a total ban on commercial motorcycles in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), which took effect on June 1. In compliance with the directive, security operatives impounded several motorcycles seized from operators in restricted areas.
The local government and their LCDAs were:
*Apapa
Apapa Iganmu LCDA
*Ikeja
Ojodu LCDA
Onigbongbo LCDA
*Lagos Island
Lagos Island West LCDA
Lagos Island East LCDA
*Lagos Mainland
Yaba LCDA
*Surulere
Coker Aguda LCDA
Itire-Ikate LCDA
*Eti-Osa
Eti-Osa East LCDA
Eti-Osa West LCDA
Iru Victoria Island LCDA
Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA
Sanwo-Olu said the government took the decision in line with the State’s Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018 to immediately address the chaos and menace created by the operations of Okada in the listed areas.