The House of Representatives on Tuesday stepped down a motion to call on the Federal Government to halt the proposed nationwide ban on motorcycles.
A member from Jigawa State, Abubakar Yalleman, who moved the motion during the plenary at the green chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital believes a total ban common Nigerians negatively.
Yalleman prayed the House to urge the Federal Government to restrict the ban to local governments where banditry and terrorism were rife.
However, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Idris Wase, who presided over the plenary, prevailed upon Yalleman to step down the motion saying that the lawmakers should cooperate with the executive arm of government in the fight against insecurity.
Recall that Investogist reported that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Thursday said that the Federal Government has deliberated on several approaches for containing insecurity in the country, amongst which is a national ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada.
In addition to a nationwide ban on okada, the chief law officer of Nigeria also said that a ban on mining activities was also deliberated upon in a bid to stem the rising insecurity across the country.
He said investigation revealed that okada were used for mining activities across the country and the ban could cut off sources of funds of terrorists and bandits.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
