The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Lagos, Deji Doherty has condemned the government of the state and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for sinking the People of Lagos deeper into debt. Doherty said this can only have a severe long term negative effect on the economic situation of citizens in the state. Doherty was speaking…
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Presidency Kicks As Northern Elders Declare Buhari’s Administration Failure and Isolated From Reality
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari administration has failed the nation especially in the areas of tackling insecurity and addressing poverty. Addressing journalists after their meeting on national issues in Zaria, Kaduna state, the forum’s Director, Advocacy and Engagements, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmad said despite the worsening economic and security situation…
Fani-Kayode Backs Lagos Keke and Okada Ban, Says Violent Mercenaries From Chad and Niger Have Infiltrated the State
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has backed the recent ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in Lagos State by the government. Fani-Kayode in a Tweet sent out from his Twitter account, @realFFK, said the state has been infiltrated by ‘violent mercenaries’ from Niger and Chad under the guise of commercial motorcycle operators. “Lagos…
Stop Being Lazy, Start Walking to Exercise Your Bodies, APC Chieftain Tells Lagosians in Wake of Okada and Keke Ban
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Lagos State, Lanre Razak, has urged residents of the state to see the current ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state as opportunity to start walking to exercise their bodies for their general well-being. Razak who spoke to journalists said criminals use motorcycles and…
Okada and Keke Ban: Lagos NURTW Chairman, MC Oluomo Warns Commercial Bus Drivers Against Hike in Fares
Chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya has said that the union will deal with commercial bus drivers in the state who attempt to take advantage of the recent ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state to hike fares. Akinsanya, popularly known as…
#ShowUsYourData: Ezekwesili Condemns Lagos Okada and Keke Ban, Challenges Government to Provide Statistics that Justifies Policy
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has challenged the Lagos state government to provide the data that justified the recent ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the state. Speaking against the backdrop of the policy which has caused untold hardships to millions of commuters in the state who struggled on Monday to get…
I can’t sell my body to make money, Regulate don’t ban us – Sandra Female Gokada Rider appeals to govt.
A female Gokada rider, Sandra, who disclosed that she is a diploma graduate of the Yaba College of Technology has made an emotional plea to Lagos governor Babajide Sanwoolu to reconsider his position on the ban on Okada. She pleaded with the government to reconsider especially as this was a source of income for many….
