Samson FolarinTwo private companies providing motorcycle services in Lagos State have described as insensitive the decision of the state government to ban motorcycles in 15 council areas of the state. The companies, MAX and Gokada, said while investments running into millions of dollars would be lost, thousands of people would be jobless. The firms, while insisting that they were not consulted before the decision was taken, expressed shock that the state could put them in the same group with regular motorcycle riders. Both drivers and passengers have accident insurance and the drivers, in addition, have functional HMOs. He said Lagos State Government ought to explore the technologies the companies were adopting instead of making decisions that could have serious social implications.

Source: Punch January 29, 2020 12:33 UTC