The ban on Okada in Edo State may have come to stay.

BREAKING NEWS: The Federal High Court today dismiss the law suit instituted by Charles Apiloko and Osbert Agho and represented By Barrister Dele Igbinedion against the state government on the ban on Okada. The case which has been on in court 1 since July 8th 2013 was finally settled today after several adjournments, the last been Friday the 17th due to electricity failure. Several points were canvassed by the applicants but the major trust was that the Ban on Okada by the state government was an infringement on our fundamental rights especially the right to freedom of movement. The government lawyers argued that the federal High court did not have jurisdiction to hear the case. The honourable Judge agreed with us that the Federal High court has jurisdiction to hear the case. He said that article 41 of the constitution guarantees freedom of movement but was vague on the issue of the means of movement. That Okada was one of several means of movement that the ban on okada did not stop the applicants from using other means of movement. He then struck out our case. It is not yet ohuru thou as we are dusting our law books to see how will can advance our case. More on the ITV evening news.