By Beauty John, LAFIA
Nasarawa State government has imposed ban on all commercial motorcycles and tricycles ( keke ) movement in the state.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule on Friday.
It can be recalled that Governor Sule earlier imposed a 24hour curfew in Karu local government area of the state, due to its proximity to Abuja. Curfew was also imposed in all Urban Areas of the State between the hours of 8:00pm and 6:00am daily.
The governor said that “In addition to the steps taken to avoid COVID-19 virus coming into the state, a decision has been made to stop the movement of motorcycles and tricycles in major towns in the state”.
“It has come to the notice of the Government that Commercial Motorcycle Operators have continued to thwart the efforts of the Government to restrict movement of persons, especially persons entering the State from other States which have recorded cases of persons infected with the Corona Virus”.
He said that “the decision taken is in line with powers conferred pursuant to Paragraph 7 of the Nasarawa State Dangerous Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention) Regulations 2020.”
“The total lockdown in Karu still stand”, he reaffirmed.
Engr. Sule maintained that the restriction is necessary to protect the Citizens of the State from the possibility of contracting the disease from infiltrators and to minimize the potential for spread.
“The directives will take effect from 8:00 pm on the 23rd of April 2020 till further notice, in order to protect the citizens of Nasarawa State”, he maintained.
According to him , “the use of Private motorcycles is limited to one passenger only per motorcycle in other parts of the State not placed on total lockdown”.
“Security patrols will remain intensified to ensure full compliance to this Proclamation, and all defaulters will be prosecuted in accordance with the law”.
He called on all Security Personnel, Government functionaries and Traditional Rulers are to ensure full compliance with this further Proclamation“.
