The state’s commissioner for transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, described the directive as a gesture of the governor’s “magnanimity”.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sympathised with the families of people killed on Sunday in the Ojuelegba accident.
The Lagos APC is holding a rally on Saturday, November 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Lagos government says it is diverting traffic from the Maryland-Mende underpass from Tuesday to continue the Opebi-Ojota link bridge construction.
Mr Omotosho said after seeing the results of the ban in the six local government areas, the people of Lagos had been calling on the government to expand the ban.
“It is the responsibility of the public to report any nefarious activities of the squad to the Ministry of Transportation.”
The commissioner urged motorists and other road users to be patient and understanding.
Lagos transport commissioner said that Okada was not a safe means of commercial transportation and did not fit into the transport policy of the state.
The Lagos government has announced the extension of traffic diversion on Murtala Mohammed Way from Wednesday until September 30.
