Following the recent directives by the Kano State Government to restrict the conveying of more than one passenger in a tricycle, the Management of the Kano Road and Traffic Agency, KAROTA, has embarked on a review of the restriction.
According to Dr Baffa Dan’agundi, Head, KAROTA, this came after a meeting with the state Commissioner for Transportation, Barr. M. S Lawal and other stakeholders.
Revealing the new development to newsmen Tuesday in Kano, Public Relations Officer, KAROTA , Nabilusi Abubakar Kofar Na’isa, said the new order now permits tricycle operators to carry two passengers at a time as against the earlier order which allowed for only a passenger.
However, he explained that “both passengers must wear face masks and the tricyclists must also wear a face mask and make provision for hand sanitizers for his passengers”.
Secondly, that henceforth, all taxi drivers are to carry only two passengers at the backseat and only one at the front making a total of four including the driver.”
Source; vanguard
