Human rights activists and operators of
commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada riders, are set to shutdown
social and economic activities in Lagos for a week
Our
correspondent learnt that the moves may not be unconnected with the hard-line
posture of the Babatunde Fashola-led administration over the hardships
unleashed on commercial motorcycle operators due to enforcement of new traffic
law, which is considered to be obnoxious by some residents.
Dependable
activists told our correspondent at the weekend that in the last couple weeks,
some notable human rights activists, such as Dr Dipo Fashina and Comrade
Abiodun Aremu, who are the arrow heads, have been holding series of meetings
and strategizing on how best to tackle the hardship unleashed on okada riders
by the Lagos state government.
The
protests, which are expected to begin today, will begin at Yaba bus-stop, where
some 10,000 riders, activists and other protesters with march to Lagos State
Government secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja.
According
tour sources, Ikorodu road and some other major roads leading to the
secretariat will be blocked by the protesters, leading to temporary disruptions
in social, economic and other activities.
Our
correspondent further observed that fliers sensitizing people on the protests
were distributed by some activists and Okada riders at major bus-stops in
various parts of Lagos at the weekend.
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