By the end of the year, a large percentage of migrant
residents in Lagos are expected to have relocated to their villages. This is in
no small measure due to our dear Governor BRF.
In BRF’s bid to ‘sanitize’ Lagos, 1st
came the new traffic laws, then the okada ban and a rumoured TV and Radio license
for every Lagosian who owns the aforementioned device is expected to purchase. As much as I hate to
admit it, I dare say especially the Okada ban has worked. i.e. “there aren’t
any bikes left on the roads of Lagos”. It was so harsh for those of us working
on the island that my very dear colleague had to go and buy a car!!!!
I have always insisted that we do things half
measure in Nigeria, otherwise, how do you explain how it’s illegal to drive and
eat and it isn’t for a lady to drive and make up??? Which requires more
concentration? Its difficult enough to get women to drive as well as they can,
which isn’t much anyway. when combined with the task of squinting into a 3”
headliner mirror while driving on the ever busy Lagos roads you simply invite
chaos.The bans have in no way made driving on our roads more secure or reduced
the carnage on Lagos roads.
As far as this new ‘sanitation’ bro-haha goes
its lip service. Its little surprise though, BRF campaigned on Lagos roads with
the same bunch who massively supported him*integrity check*.
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| BRF and the ghost riders |
If we ever had leaders and not rulers that
listened, they’d know that what needs to be done is to provide infrastructure
and not ban or make illegal every single item in the state.