Transport operations and sustainable development in the informal economy: The case of commercial motorcycles in Ibadan

- We observe an increasing trend in motorcycle use in the city of Ibadan.
- We attempt to explain reasons of trend and implications for city's informal economy.
- Poor city planning and poor business infrastructure support were explanatory factors.
- Migration into Okada threatens apprenticeship schemes in Ibadan.
- Pattern of skill migration into Okada suggests brain drain and brain waste.