Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor, on Saturday, said commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, will not be banned in the State.<\/p>\n
His comment came after neighbouring Lagos State banned the motorcycles in parts of its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
In a series of posts on his verified Twitter handle, Makinde said rather than wield the big stick, his administration will seek to regulate the Okada ecosystem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe take decisions based on data, science and logic,\u201d he said. \u201cIf they ban them in Lagos, how long will it take them to realise the benefits? The situation in Lagos is the same as ours.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have no intention of banning Okada. We will regulate them, we will identify them and the criminals will be dealt with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have seen people with their cars jump Okada to go to the bank. They are serving a purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have started identity management. If we say ban because Lagos did it, what next? Those riding Okada legitimately you take them out of business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor, on Saturday, said commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, will not be banned in the State. His comment came after neighbouring Lagos State banned the motorcycles in parts of its jurisdiction. In a series of posts on his verified Twitter handle, Makinde said rather than wield the big stick, his…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n