The Federal Government has encouraged Nigerians to consider bicycles as alternative means of commuting in a bid to promote a cleaner environment and healthy lifestyle.

Director of Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, Ministry of Transportation, Musa Ibrahim, made the call at the one-day stakeholders sensitisation meeting to mark the World Bicycle Day in the Federal Capital Territory.


Ibrahim said the idea is to enhance and heighten the importance of cycling in Nigeria as it will obviously lead to a drop in road crash incidences.

He noted that the stakeholders sensitisation meeting is in consonance with the World Bicycle Day that is marked annually on June 3 through a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution.

The Director said the World Bicycle Day recognises; “The uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle as a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport, fostering environmental stewardship and health”.

He also said that proponents have equally encouraged the use of bicycles as a means of eradicating poverty, furthering sustainable development, strengthening education, including physical education, for children and young people; promoting health, preventing disease, and facilitating social inclusion.

Also speaking, the Chief Executive Officer, Ochenuell Mobility, Emmanuel John stressed the importance of cycling in Nigeria, a proponent for Non-Motorised Transportation, in his presentation titled ‘Power of Cycling.


He argued that cycling initiative extends beyond efforts to address climate change through cut down of carbon footprints.

John also brought to fore that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, countries in a study, among others, outlined that most Africans countries throw away 3% of their Gross Domestic Product, GDP, to traffic congestion annually.

He proposed that developing an NMT travel culture in the country through the adoption of Green Corridors is a panacea to some of the identified drawbacks.

He pointed out that most of the challenges encountered with increased usage of motorised transportation will be reduced to a large extent if the Federal Government supports and adopts National Stakeholders Forum on Bicycle Transportation.

SOURCE: https:///fg-urges-nigerians-to-adopt-riding-bicycle-for-transportation/

No problems

in this lawless country where pedestrians and bikes are not regarded?
this is suicidal advice
our roads are not designed to accommodate pedestrians not to mention bicycles
in a busy city like FCT riding bicycle is a suicide mission

Hehehe.

We should even start using horses, camels and donkey's.

When a government fails they shift the budden of their ineptitudes to the poor masses.

Soon they will advise us all to start going out naked because we can't afford clothes. It's all about green energy and being natural .

Una still say mk we no Japa??

Lead by example then we follow

Physical, economic and financial health for all, by fire by force!

Rada rada rubbish

Bicycle don cost pass car now

On which roads?

Jking20:
Lead by example then we follow

Abi o.