Life at Canoe bus stop in Ajao Estate, Lagos state is like most parts
of Lagos city. People hurry to their destinations; cars struggle in the
bumpy ride on the potholed road and there are people who haggle prices
at the mini-market situated close to the road.
On the other side of the busy road is a filling station and yellow
and black coated tricycles (popularly known as keke all over Nigeria and
in Lagos, Keke Marwa after the former military governor, Mohammed Buba
Marwa who was also the first to introduce the tricycle in the 90s)
arranged in an orderly manner with each tricycle driver, sitting and
waiting for his turn to “load”.
Despite the chaos, the atmosphere surrounding the keke park is calm
save for the unending burst of Lagosians hurrying to board the
tricycles.
Since the ban on motorcycles in different parts of the country, keke
has become for many Nigerians, one of the easiest means of
transportation because of its ability to manoeuvre the tiniest of spaces
on the busy roads and the limited number of people it requires.
Public transportation is a male-dominated business in Nigeria and Keke, the latest favourite of Nigerians is not left out.
Like the other means of transportation, Keke business maintains its
coordination through a union, several meetings and the payment of
levies. In the business..........,
Go to Guardian.ng to read to read how and why these women ventured into the transport bus.
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