With
the introduction and arrival of an ultra-modern new buses, the Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode-led Lagos State Government is fully prepared to make
transportation in the state sweeter.
We had reported in February 2017
that the the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, disclosed that
plans were afoot to remove yellow buses popularly known as Danfo from
Lagos roads for a more efficient, well-structured and world class mass
transportation system that would facilitate ease of movement within the
city.
Governor Ambode admitted that the present connectivity mode in
Lagos was not acceptable and befitting for a mega city, and as such a
well-structured transportation mode would soon be put in place to
address the challenge.
“When I wake up in the morning and see all these yellow buses
and see Okada and all kinds of tricycles and then we claim we are a mega
city, that is not true and we must first acknowledge that that is a
faulty connectivity that we are running.
“Having accepted that, we have to look for the solution and
that is why we want to banish yellow buses this year. We must address
the issue of connectivity that makes people to move around with ease and
that is where we are going.
“For instance, people going from Ikorodu to CMS have started
leaving their cars at home because the buses are very convenient and so
why can’t we do that for other places? Yes, we don’t have the money to
do that but we can go to the capital market and then improve on the
technology of collection of fares and that will encourage investors and
then the city will change,” Governor Ambode said.
Some photos have now emerged showing the new type of commercial
buses which the governor approved that will replace the iconic danfo
buses on the roads of Nigeria's commercial city, Lagos.
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