Anambra State Government is soon to commence enforcement of a ban on tricycle operators, popularly known as Keke riders, from plying federal highways (Enugu-Onitsha expressway).
The followed public outcry over the danger posed to commuters.
The State Chairman of Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), Comrade Sylvester Obiora, who disclosed this to newsmenat a function in Awka.
Comrade Obiora said the directive came from Anambra State Ministry of Transportation, and warned that anyone found violating the directive will pay a fine.
The TOAN chairman said prohibited routes for Keke riders in Anambra State include Asaba-Onitsha expressway by Bridge Head, Onitsha-Owerri expressway and Amawbia by-pass to Agu-Awka junction by Government House, Awka.
According to him, the enforcement set to commence next week, is in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the State Traffic Management Agency (ATMA).
Comrade Obiora asserted that only buses, taxis and other four-wheel vehicles were allowed to ply such routes, stressing that the essence of the directive is to reduce unavoidable fatal accidents on the ever-busy highways.
He pointed out that Government was aware that the number of Keke operators is increasing on daily basis, but had to take the decision for the sake of their lives, families and passengers.
He advised that they should desist from plying those routes, and warned that the State Government would no longer tolerate it.
Obiora, however, assured that the state government would use its magnanimity to look into the matter and create parks in the designated routes for Keke riders in the state.
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