Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday presented in Ilorin  the first batch of  tricycles to 250 beneficiaries, mainly youths.

The development is to provide job opportunities for the youth, commence gradual eradication of commercial  motorcycles in the state and reduce road accidents linked to  commercial cyclists.

Making the presentation, Ahmed said the programmed tagged: "Keke n Maigida" "is designed to ameliorate the transportation challenges occasioned by the recent banning of commercial motorcycles operations in some parts of Ilorin metropolis by fully engaging the beneficiaries in viable economic activities that would ease transportation and generate more employment to the people.

The governor described the Transportation Revitalisation Scheme as another milestone of his administration's "determined march towards shared prosperity, which seeks to economically empower our people."

The governor assured that his administration remained committed to the concept of public-private partnership that would enhance economic empowerment of the people of the state.