Some residents of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital have called on Governor Biodun Oyebanji to ban commercial motorcyclists from operating on highways in Ado Ekiti.
The call followed incessant accidents involving commercial motorcyclists in Ado Ekiti in which many innocent citizens have been killed while many were left with lifetime scars.
The concerned citizens spoke with Roundoffnews at an accident scene involving two commercial motorcyclists around stadium area, Dalimore street, Ado Ekiti where one of the riders and a pregnant woman sustained severe injuries
The respondents who spoke are Segun Babatunde, Kunle Oloruntoba and Ajayi Durotimi.
According to the residents, there seems to be no day without record of accident involving commercial motorcyclists.
This assertion was confirmed at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital where a staff confirmed that the emergency unit is filled with victims of Okada accidents.