Kano State Government has banned tricycles from riding on some expressways within the metropolis.
The Managing Director of Kano Road Traffic Agency Alhaji Baffa Babba Dan Agundi disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano.
He said in an efforts to decongest traffic and ensure sanity within the metropolis ,government banned tricycle operators from riding o Hadejia Road, from Mundubawa round about to Gezawa, and also from Tal’udu to Gwarzo roundabout.
He said to ensure the public does not face any hardship or inconveniences as a result of the decision , Government provided an alternative, where modern transit buses and taxis already started operations on the routes.
Alhaji Baffa Babba Dan’agundi explained that the green tricycles that carried Goods were exempted from the decision.
“To augment Tricycle riders who may lose their jobs as a result of the directives, the government had started giving tricycle operators taxis to ride through kano state investment and property aimed at ensuring no one looses his job.
Alhaji Mansur Tanimu who is the chairman Amalgaloses Tricycle Riders Association kano chapter, said the association was aware of the decision.
He urged his members to be law-abiding, saying they would table their complaints before government geared towards ensuring their grievances were resolved amicably.
Speaking to some tricycle operators, Malam Abdu Musa and Abba Musa, they said the decision was too harsh and would affect them negatively.
The enforcement of the new government directives will begins from 30th November 2022.
Abdullahi Jalaluddeen/ Kano