The Kwara state government, on Tuesday, said it has not approved new tax for operators of commercial bikes popularly known as Okada in the state.
The State Commissioner for Communication, Alhaji Murtala Olanrewaju, in a statement signed in Ilorin said, “The government wishes to clarify that this administration has not approved or imposed any (new) tax on commercial motorcyclists in the state. Whatever earlier information that the government plans to impose road tax should be ignored.
“What the administration wants to do is to devise security measures in the interest of everyone and in line with the 2017 recommendations of the National Council on Transportation. The Council had recommended proper registration, licensing, identification and regulation of the operators. Even so, whatever measures Kwara takes will be agreed with the various unions of the motorcyclists.”
THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER reports the State Government has said that Okada operators in the state would begin the payment of road tax.
