Kano state government bans tricycle operations on metropolitan roads
The Kano State Government has banned tricycle riders popularly known as “Adaidaita Sahu” from plying some major roads within Kano Metropolis effective from Wednesday, explaining that it took the decision after providing 100 ultra-modern buses and 50 taxis for conveying passengers.
Penpushing reports that, ban order was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Nabilusi Na’isa, adding that tricycle riders should stop the use from November 30, 2022.
The government emphasized in the statement that with the provision of the ultra-modern buses and taxis, its aimed to enhance transportation in the state as well as to make it easier for people to follow these routes.
“Adaidaita Sahu drivers (tricycle operators) are prohibited from following Ahmadu Bello Way by Mundubawa road to Gezawa and Tal’udu road to Gwarzo. The government has provided the buses in order to enhance transportation in the state as well as to make it easier for people to follow these routes’. Na’isa said
Penpushing further reports that, the statement added that the government will announce when tricycle operators will stop using other major roads in the state once it provides more ultra-modern buses and taxis to ease traffic congestion in Kano city.
The record, however, has it that, ban is not the first instance of the Kano State government’s move to limit the operations of tricycles in the metropolis, while it is recalled that in July, the state government restricted the operation of commercial tricycles between 10 pm and 6 am to curb rising insecurity in the city.
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