Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has lifted the restriction of the movement placed on private and commercial motorcyclists, also known as okada, and tricycle, popularly called keke.
The information was contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Uju Nwogu, in Awka on Friday.
The statement noted that the decision was to ease transportation during the Christmas and other festivities.
It quoted the governor as saying: “Okada and private motorcycle riders, as well as keke operators can now ply all the roads in the state except the Enugu-Onitsha express road and Onitsha-Owerri express road.
“However, this removal of restriction is on the condition that every motorcycle rider must wear a crash helmet and carry one passenger only at a time.”
The governor advised the motorcycle operators in the state to procure crash helmets, warning that law enforcement agents would commence arrest of defaulters soon.
It could be recalled that the state government had restricted the movement since June 1 in some areas following increased road accidents and robbery.
The operators were barred from plying the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Arthur Eze Avenue and Zik Avenue in Awka and the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, Awka Road, Borromew-Upper Iweka-Bridge Head Road, Old and New Market Roads and Oguta Road in Onitsha.
They were also barred from plying the Nnewi-Nnobi Road and the Nnewi-Oba Road.
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