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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