Operator of commercial motorcycle, popularly called okada riders, on Monday protested against their restriction on 496 roads and bridges as listed in the Schedule II of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law.
The riders and members of the civil society groups marched to the state House of Assembly and the Governor’s Office, just as the Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, said the state was ready to commence the full implementation of the law as regards okada operation.
The okada riders, under the aegis of United Okada Riders Stakeholders’ Forum, were joined by civil societies comprising the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, the Path of Peace Initiative and the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders.
They went through the streets of Ikeja to Alausa, demanding a review of the list in Schedule II of the law.
“Give us back our 496 roads”, they shouted intermittently.
General Secretary of FIWON, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, said apart from okada riders, many commuters would be adversely affected by the law.
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