The National Conscience Party (NCP), has urged the Lagos State Government to create job opportunities for people affected by the recent ban on motorcycle and tricycle operators in the state.
Ibuowo said that the ban will increase the number of unemployed in the state.
“Taking away Lagos people source of livelihood could upsurge rate of unemployment, insecurity, armed robbery, kidnapping and economic downturn in the state,” he said.
Ibuowo said that government did not take into consideration the frustrating traffic situation in areas like Apapa before taking the decision.
“It is unacceptable that government could place a ban without providing alternatives. This is the sensitive time that the Lagos state government is banning commercial motorcycles and tricycles citing closely but different reasons.
“These reasons are far from being sincere as these same operators were allowed to operate close to election. Politicians share the same motorcycles and tricycles to young unemployed graduates in their constituency as means of empowerment,” he said.
According to him, the only option left for Lagos people on these routes is to use bikes and tricycles.
“It is on record that motorcycle and tricycle operators are registered as corporate bodies with government and they pay tax.
“It was this same government that gave them license to operate. Now if government is banning them, this automatically means that it is discouraging people from investing in the economy,” he said.
Ibuowo urged government to rescind its decision in line with the spirit of a prosperous and greater Lagos state.
The state government had on Jan. 27 proscribed the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across the state with effect from Feb. 1, 2020.
It also banned them from plying 40 bridges and flyovers across the state.
