MAXOkada and GOkada have called on the Lagos State Government to rescind its ban all of commercial motorcycles and tricycles within certain areas in the state.
Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer, MAXOkada, Mr. Tayo Bamidiro and Pilot Operations Manager of GOKada, Mr. Victor Daminabo, said they were in compliant with Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018.
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Bamidiro said: “In communicating the decision to restrict the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the affected areas, the government’s spokesperson while responding to a query on whether formalized motorcycle hailing operators are exempted from the ban, the Commissioner for Transportation remarked that “all forms of Motorcycles and Keke Napeps are banned.”
“The referenced law restricts motorcycles from operating on major highways in the state but makes an exception for motorcycles with engine capacity above 200cc. This has always been a guideline for our operations and investments, as MAX and Gokada have always operated in compliance with all existing laws and regulations, including compliance with engine capacity requirements. All our motorcycles are 220cc engines, a 10 percent premium above the regulatory requirement.”
“In terms of social impact, we have created 2,200 direct jobs for our drivers and full-time staff and 73,000 indirect jobs. We have demonstrated our ability to elevate the average monthly income of a rider on our platform to more than three times what their peers in the informal sector earn, with the additional benefit of ownership of Premium quality vehicles within 12 months, and a further 40 percent increase in their earnings once they take full possession of the vehicles. The proposed ban will worsen things for our drivers and others.’’
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