In about a month, keke, the Nigerian-speak for tricycle, would no longer ply the road of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has said.
Wike said instead of tricycles, there would be buses and taxis for public transportation to combat the high rate of “one chance” crimes.
‘I assure you that once the buses and taxis are on the road, the problem of “one chance” will be a thing of the past,” he said at a meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Minister said some keke drivers are criminals, adding that though the ban would affect many struggling drivers who use the business to make ends meet, ‘it is an inconvenience that we must face.’
‘I know they are struggling to have something. I agree, but our interest is to protect our city,’ he said, ‘I will not because you are dying of hunger and allow people to die. I owe a duty to protect the people that are doing genuine businesses in our city.’
Wike explained that keke has not been banned in the capital city due to the unavailability of buses and taxis as alternatives.
‘We could not take action without providing an alternative. Now that we have the alternative, we are not afraid to take that action. They should move to the rural areas,” he said.
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