Late January last year, the Lagos State Government banned the operations of motorcycles and tricycles on major highways in the state.

The then on-demand motorcycle-hailing startups including ORide, Gokada and Max NG that were cashing in on the terrible and particularly tiring/frustrating Lagos traffic were not exempted.

It came as a rude shock that these startups that were organised, fast, and relatively safe unlike the regular okadas went under as a result of a random government policy. Unfortunately, the millions of dollars spent by these startups were wasted....

https://www.techawkng.com/2021/04/16/a-year-after-the-okada-ban-in-lagos-how-has-ex-motorcycle-ride-hailing-startups-fared/