Okada Use: Ondo Plans Ban Of Pregnant Women

Ondo State Government said it would soon become a punishable offence for commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada to be transporting pregnant women and under-aged children.

The State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko said the state government was working on a memorandum sent to the State Executive Council by the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ondo State branch to translate it into law.

The governor who said this in a message sent through his Chief of Staff, Dr. Kola Ademuyimi to this year’s edition of the FIDA week in Akure, linked the action to the resolve of the government to drastically reduce untimely death or maiming of these two vulnerable groups.

On the impact of the present administration’s programmes on women and children the governor said “I am happy that we are gender sensitive in many of our considerations and that our projects and programmes are geared towards women and children mainly.

You are also aware of the Quality Education Assurance Agency and the war against examination malpractices where we are saying that our teachers must work very hard to enable their students succeed in all external examinations unaided.

The governor also called on women to play active roles in ensuring that the votes of the electorate count, which is a major means to guarantee the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.

“We employ you to fully participate in the forth coming voters registration exercise and also join the campaign against electoral fraud and be an apostle of one man, one vote, free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Nigeria.