By Joy Mbachi
The Government of Anambra has said that plans are underway to apply strict measures in regulating operations of tricycles polularly known as “Keke NAPEP” in the state.
Mr Uchenna Okafor, Commissioner for Transport made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Thursday.
The commissioner said that government would apply strict compliance to reduce the level of road crashes.
He said that flashpoints like the Regina Ceali and UNIZIK junctions were of concern to government.
“These are traffic flash points that needed special attentions to avoid road crashes where the tricycle operators have refused to obey laid down traffic rules, we must put a stop to it” he said
He said the operators had abandoned the spaces provided for their activities at both junctions, to occupy the major roads, thereby disrupting free-flow of vehicular movement.
Okafor, said that the ministry would embark on…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
