{"id":253787,"date":"2023-03-07T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=253787"},"modified":"2023-03-07T15:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:49:04","slug":"ortom-lifts-ban-on-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/07\/ortom-lifts-ban-on-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ortom lifts ban on motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has lifted the ban on motorcycles in the Sankera axis of the state.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was in consonance with the judgement of the High Court of Justice, Gboko, Benue State.<\/p>\n<p>The court had set aside the order of the Benue State Security Council, which banned the use of motorcycles in the Sankera axis of the state as a way of curtailing criminal acts in the area.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/07\/ortom-signs-bill-increasing-retirement-age-of-tertiary-institutions-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ortom<\/a> announced the ban on motorcycles and Toyota Corolla old models known as \u2018duck yanch\u2019, following criminal activities in the Sankera axis.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, on Tuesday, said the lifting of the ban takes immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Ortom maintained that as a government that believes in the rule of law and due process, his administration was bound to revert its action,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has lifted the ban on motorcycles in the Sankera axis of the state. 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