Sanwo-Olu announced the ban at a meeting with the state Commissioner of Police, Area Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers at the State House in Alausa on May 18, 2022.
The governor asked security forces to implement the proscription order over the councils of Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Apapa, with effect from June 1, 2022.
The Lagos Ferry Services said it has deployed extra boats and increased daily operational trips at terminals and jetties located within regions of the state where commercial motorcyclists’ operations have been restricted as enforcement begins.
According to the statement, the Badore terminal in Badore, the Ipakodo terminal in Ikorodu, the Five Cowries terminal in Ikoyi, the CMS/Victoria Island terminal in Apapa, the Liverpool terminal in Apapa, and the Ilaje Bariga terminal in Bariga are among the terminals and jetties.
In the statement, Odusina noted that “traveling by water is 100 percent traffic-free and there are first-mile and last-mile buses available at the terminal/jetty parks to take passengers to their final destination.”
The statement also stated that the ports have secured adequate parking spaces, providing commuters with a safe, swift, dependable, and pleasant experience on the waterways.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has said there is no need for any anxiety over the planned enforcement of the Okada ban.
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, in a statement, said measures have been put in place to forestall any disturbance, adding that the ban will be enforced without any compromise.
“There is no need for any anxiety over the enforcement of the ban, which has been hailed by the majority of Lagosians as a reinforcement of the Lagos Traffic Law 2012 (amended in 2018),” the statement read in part.
