Ban on Okada in restricted areas stays —Lagos govt

Lagos State Government, has insisted that the ban on commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, in 10 local government areas and 15 local council development areas in the state, remains.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, disclosed this during an unscheduled monitoring of some restricted areas within the state, where large number of Okada riders had returned. 

The affected LGAs include; Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Somolu, Mushin, Apapa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere and Eti-Osa, while the LCDAs are Ojodu, Onigbongbo, Lagos Island East, Yaba and Coker Aguda. With others at; Itire-Ikate, Eti-Osa West, Iru Victoria Island, Ikoyi-Obalende, Ikosi-Isheri, Agboyi-Ketu, Isolo, Ejigbo, Bariga and Odi-Olowo.

Giwa said: “The position of the government on okada is very clear, there is no going back to consolidate on the achievements made so far in the decrease in accident and crime rates as well as the return of sanity to the communities within the state."

....Grants access to Chrisland terminal classes

Lagos State Ministry of Education, has granted permission for students in terminal classes to access Chrisland High School, Opebi, for physical learning, ahead of their examinations, due to begin soon.

The school was shut over the controversial death of 12-year-old Whitney Adedina, who died in February of alleged electrocution, during the school's inter-house sports activities in Agege stadium. 

The Education Commissioner, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, in a statement by the Assistant Director of the ministry, Ganiu Lawal, disclosed this while giving an update on the case of the deceased student of the school, Miss Whitney Adeniran.

She also hinted that arrangements are ongoing for other categories of students to return to school.

Adefisayo said: "The school will remain closed until all necessary judicial processes superintended over by the state's Ministry of Justice and other ongoing administrative inquests within the purview of the Office of Education Quality Assurance and other agencies are completed. 

"The Commissioner added that "the temporary permission to allow the terminal classes comprising JSS3 and SS3 students access to the school was granted to enable them to participate in their terminal examinations.  

"The Ministry, with support of the Lagos State Joint Task Force in charge of the implementation of the child protection policy and safeguarding, which is made up of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, and the Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Office of Education Quality Assurance and others, will continue to engage with Whitney Adeniran's family."