Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State and former Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi have urged the Federal Government to regulate operations of tricycle and commercial motorcycle riders rather than ban them.
They gave the advice in Abuja at a public function to appraise the importance of commercial tricycles and motorcycles to the economy vis-a-vis the use of them for crime and terrorism.
The public officers noted that commercial tricycles and motorcycles had contributed immensely to the economy and assisted greatly in generating temporary and permanent employments to teeming youth, including job-seeking graduates.
They however advised operators of tricycles and motorcycles to begin to work together, and regulate themselves to prompt the government to integrate their operation into the transportation sector as a reliable means of commuting.
In a keynote address, Ambassador Anthonia Akpabio called on the government to understudy the regulatory system being used in Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, and other countries that had integrated motorcycles and tricycles as viable means of transportation, and apply them in Nigeria to stabilize the economy and security.
Bello Wakili
