The Save Climate and Democracy Naija Coalition, on Wednesday issued a seven-day ultimatum to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to lift the ban on the operations of motorcycles and tricycles. It vowed to institute a lawsuit if Sanwo-Olu refused to reverse the order.
Ayo Ademiluyi, the spokesman, said the government would face “Take Back Lagos protest” if the ban was not lifted in one week.
“The group hereby issues the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatum to cease and dissipate on Feb. 11, to reverse the ban on “Okada” and “Keke” operators.
“We shall on the said date hold citywide “#tackbacklagos protest”, he said.
The group lamented that the ban without an entire upgrade of the existing transportation system and industrialisation to absorb the large army of the unemployed will lead to crisis.
“We have been proven right as the chaos and anarchy is here for everyone to experience.
“Lagosians have been trekking long distances like the Biblical Children of Israel,” he said.
Ademiluyi further wondered why the government failed to put the palliative measures in place before the order. Meanwhile, Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lambasted Jimi Agbaje, for condemning the ban.
The former Lagos governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had said: “formal operators that have thus far regulated themselves should be allowed to continue”.
