Kano State Suspends Law On Male-Female Tricycle Sharing

The Kano State Government has today, suspended the implementation of the proposed tricycle ban, which would have disallowed members of a different sex from entering the same tricycle following public outcry and outright rejection.

It should be recalled that Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje had last week announced the plan through Commander General of Hisba Board, Harun Ibn-Sina at a function held at Bayero University Kano to effect the law from January 2020

However, a source from the government informed The Nation that the Governor has held on the implementation of the law due to the controversy it has been generating and to avert a crisis in the state.

It was gathered that Governor Ganduje had gone into extensive consultations with top government officials on their views on the which was expected to take effect from January 1st,2020.

It was further gathered that he was advised not to implement the law nor make any statement about it considering the volatility of the situation on the ground.

‘’You see we had to weigh the option of effecting the law or otherwise. However, considering the feelers we are getting, it may lead to the break down of law and order. Because how would those that would enforce the law differentiate a married man and his wife in a tricycle or otherwise, ‘’

‘’Similarly, we viewed it that the law is not new since it has been in existence since the Ibrahim Shekarau administration just that we had wanted to dust it from the shelve for enforcement. So the governor was convinced in the discussions to look the other way and the issue would die a natural death.’’