Agency Reporter
LAGOS State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, says the restriction of motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of the state was a timely decision taken for the safety of the people.
Hamzat told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos yesterday that it would have been irresponsible of government if it had failed to restrict the operators on Feb. 1.
He spoke against the backdrop of views that palliatives should have been put in place before the restriction in 15 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas in the state.
But the deputy governor said that it would have been too late if the state government had failed to act when it did.
According to him, every decision taken on the operation of Okada and Keke was in the best interest of all categories of residents, including the unborn children.
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“The most important thing for us is that people must be alive before they can do anything. When life is lost, then, there is really nothing else. It’s the end of the road. So for us, what is important is how we secure this society.
“There are details and information that the government sometimes has that you can’t even share with citizens because they won’t be able to sleep. So, we take some of these decisions when we see that lives can be threatened and that is it.
‘So, we would be really stupid as a people if we don’t stop that. So, it is not about inconvenience, it is about our future as a people. So, we have to now decide what is more important for us.
“It is about the lives of our children or is it about the way to get to point B from A. If those people, our children, if their lives are threatened, then there is no reason for us to be here,” Hamzat said.“
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