Abia Govt urges compliance as taskforce begins Okada ban enforcement 

Abia State Government has appealed to its citizens to cooperate with State authorities mandated to enforce the prohibition connected commercialized motorcycle operations wrong designated areas of Umuahia, Aba and Ohafia metropolis.

The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu made the entreaty successful a connection helium issued connected Sunday to denote the ceremonial enforcement of the prohibition connected commercialized motorcycle operations.

The State authorities portion acknowledging that thousands of Abia citizens beryllium connected commercialized motorcycle concern arsenic means of livelihood, said that the argumentation was designed for information and information of lives and property, adding that the determination was applied successful the overriding interests of each citizens.

The State further promised to beryllium just and nonrecreational successful the enforcement exercise.

It said that defaulters of the argumentation would present wage N20,000 fine, arsenic against the earlier N50,000 it antecedently announced.

Under the policy, each backstage and commercialized motorcycles and tricycle (Keke) successful the State are to beryllium registered and duly documented, portion backstage motorcycle operators are not allowed to transportation a passenger.

Also, each motorcycles impounded by instrumentality enforcement agencies are to to released to their owners aft the registration, verification, documentation and different statutory requirements.

The State authorities furthe...