Abia State government has made a surprise move to suspend the restriction on the operational hours of tricycles and motorcycles within the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu announced the statement on monday 1 July 2024. Initially, the government of Abia state had set July 1st to restrict tricycle and motorcycle operations between the hours 6am and 7pm.
This suspension shortly comes after public appeals and concerns by Abia residents, prompting the government to reconsider and temporarily halt the enforcement of the restriction.
According to the statement ”This is to inform the general public that the planned restriction of the operations of Tricycles[ keke] and Motorcycles [Okada] introduced by Abia State Government between the hours of 7:00pm and 6:00am billed to start today, Monday, July 1st, 2024 has been shifted to commence on the 1st of August , 2024.
The government however, stated that the enumeration and registration of all commercial vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles in the transport sector in Abia state will commence today as scheduled. this adjustment aimed at accommodating the numerous pleas by Abians to be given more time to prepare for the effective implementation and enforcement of the policy
