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Reps Step Down Motion To Stop Proposed Ban On Motorcycles

House of Representatives has stepped down a motion to call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to stop the proposed ban on motorcycles.

Gatekeepers News reports that a member from Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria, Abubakar Yalleman, had moved the motion during the plenary at the lower chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday.

Yalleman prayed to the green chamber to urge the Federal Government to restrict the ban to local governments where banditry and terrorism were rife.

According to him, a total ban will negatively affect the well-being and welfare of the common Nigerians if palliative measures are not put in place to ease its effect.

However, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Idris Wase, who presided over the plenary, prevailed upon Yalleman to step it down.

Wase said he appreciated the motion but implored the lawmakers to cooperate with the executive arm of government in the fight against insecurity.

On Thursday last week, Gatekeepers News reports that the National Security Council said it was considering a nationwide ban on motorcycles and mining activities in the country.

The National Security Council said this was part of a strategy to curb terrorist activities, checkmate loopholes, and cut off their sources of funding.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, stated that investigations are ongoing, especially to establish the correlation between mining and motorcycles which the government suspects provide funding for the supply of arms to terrorists.

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