Traffic is what is to be respected in any part of the world
by all motorists. But what will you think when Okada riders (motor cyclist in
Nigeria) fail to obey every little traffic rules? Are they not motorists’ too? I
always wonder while growing up.
Though, aside Nigeria my home country, I have not been to
other advanced countries but at least I have been privilege to have been to two
other West African countries, Republic of Benin and Togo. In these two
countries I have been able to compare the attitude of their motor cyclist
towards traffic light.
Speaking to a policewoman at Pen-Cinema round about, Corporal
Fayemi Funmilayo who said that “No, the law states that all motorists including
motorcycle must obey all traffic rules. But you see, there is high level of
indiscipline in the country”.
“If you stop them, they won’t stop” added a LASMI officer
standing close to her. “Now tell me how many of them will we arrest?” he
questioned.
Fayemi also said “They have put the laws into their hands,
including commercial bus drivers and private car owners”. The most annoying are
the private car owners who now feel they are superior since the Inspector
General of Police has stopped stop and search” she lamented.
It was gathered that majority if not all the motorcyclist
does not have their complete documents, while a speaking to Mr. Austine
Babajide, a business man at the ever busy Pen-Cinema bus/stop. He added “the
traffic wardens are trying, but this Okada people are too stubborn”.
However not many agreed with the fact that the traffic
wardens are doing their jobs in respect of this issue. “No, there are not,
these police have been blinded by corruption, they are blind to all what these
motorcyclists are doing because they are used to their bribing” he shouted with
concern written all over his face.
The government has been urged to re-establish this law
because it seems some of the motorcyclists are ignorant of most of what the
constitution constitute.
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