Governor of Ekiti state Ayo Fayose has promised Okada riders in the state that he will not ban Okada.

He took to his twitter handle on Saturday to share this. He disclosed that he met  with artisans and Okada riders in his state on Friday and promised them that until other means of livelihood is provide, existing ones should not be cut.

See the embedded tweet below;

If the remaining 35 states in Nigeria decide to ban okada,Ekiti under my watch as governor will never ban Okada pic.twitter.com/6aGrY35Wuc

— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2015

I met with Artisans on Thursday and Okada Riders yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ufIerxknuh

— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2015

If you cannot provide an alternative, you must not take away the only one that is available. I won’t ban Okada in Ekiti State.

— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2015

Janeth J