Theophilus Afe

Commercial motorcyclists waiting in the middle of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway around Orile • Motorcyclists Gradually Returning To Ikeja, Iyana-Ipaja Axis • Commuters Groan As Ban Remains Effective In Some Areas Eighteen days after the Lagos State government commenced the enforcement of its ban on the activities of commercial motorcycle operators in six local councils, the compliance level is, like in the past, gradually waning. On the first day of the ban, over 95 per cent compliance rate was recorded across the affected councils, but as the days went by, the highways and major bridges, which were hitherto deserted by cyclists began to witness cyclists’ presence. The ban, which was announced on May 18, 2022, was the second in 27 months, by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led government. Administrations before the incumbent, at one time or the other, equally restricted or banned commercial motorcyclists from plying some roads and local councils in the state, but they al...

ATIKU ABUBAKAR! In 1999 Atiku Abubakar was nominated by the then president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as chairman, National Council of Privatization. The government had decided to sell various state-owned assets to private companies to raise bonds, and also in exchange for equities in certain international brands. What followed next was the worst privatization sales in human history. Multi-billion dollar public investments were sold at derisory prices to his and Obasanjo’s cronies. As Head of National Council on Privatization (NCP), from 1999, Atiku dug Nigeria's economic grave for today's extreme poverty and unemployment. There were over 600 federal assets when NCP began auctioning sales. To name but a few: NEPA Nafcon Eleme Petrochemical Daily Times Ughelli Power Egbin Power NICON Insurance ALSCON Transcorp Hilton Hotel NICON Luxury Hotel Sunti Sugar Ltd NetCom House Bacita Sugar Ltd MM2 To those marketing Atiku, let me remind you of the senate public hearing of Aug...