Do You Agree? President Buhari Should Be Blamed For Lagos Okada Ban – PDP

Posted by E.L.E.X on February 06 2020 under News

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed President Buhari for the ban of Okadas and tricycles better known as Keke Napeps in Lagos state.

In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said the excruciating ordeal residents of Lagos state are facing following the ban on the use of commercial motorcycles and tricycles (Keke Marwa) in the state should be blamed on President Buhari who, in 1985,

terminated the initial Lagos Metro Rail Line project started by the government of Alhaji Lateef Jakande to facilitate mass transportation within Lagos, as Nigeria’s commercial nerve center, and surrounding cities.

The PDP in its statement, said if President Buhari had not terminated that laudable project by the Lagos state government, Lagosians would not be suffering the transportation infrastructure deficit they are faced with today.

”By now, Lagos state would have been boasting of state-of-the-art transportation infrastructure and facilities with an associated economic boom like her peers in other parts of the world.

It is saddening to note that not only did the termination of the initial metro line slowed down and almost crippled development in Lagos,

President Buhari’s current administration has also continued to fail to take conclusive step to address the transportation challenges in Lagos, despite outcries by Nigerians.

Furthermore, leaders of Lagos state have consistently demanded a special status recognition for the state, expectedly, to ease infrastructural quagmire of the state.

One would have expected that with the level of support Lagosian reportedly gave to President Buhari in 2015 and 2019, Mr. President would have addressed the needs of the state as a commercial nerve center of our nation.

Moreover, the APC, as a party, has failed in calling out its Federal Government to address the infrastructure challenges in Lagos.