The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, declared that tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep and Okada will never be allowed to operate within the Abuja city centre.

Wike explained that Keke Napep and Okada have been a threat to the security of the people of the capital city.

Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja, the Minister insisted that they have become a nuisance in the capital city.

He said: “You talked about Keke Napep and Okada, just this morning I signed the approval because we had a security council meeting were we agreed that they don’t just cause a nuisance but for the issue of security, it has become a threat.

“I have told the security people to map out areas where we do not need the Keke Napep and the motorcycles but it would be difficult to ban them in the entire Abuja, particularly.”

The Minister also noted that destitutes will not be allowed across the capital city, adding that his administration can’t afford to provide shelter for them.

He said, “We are working that out and just need approval to raise logistics, even destitutes, beggars are all over the place. Each time we take them out they come in again. Some people say why not provide where they would be staying? How would we continue to be doing that, it means we are encouraging people to leave Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, and Kaduna; how can you fund that?”