Bus Rapid Transit buses
A total of 171, 894 Lagos residents rode on the free mass transit buses provided by the Lagos State Government on the Christmas day.The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has also offered free bus ride to interested commuters on the New Year eve and January 1, 2011, to ease transportation challenges during the New Year celebration.
A statement on Thursday said that the Bus Rapid Transit buses would be available on Mile 12 - CMS, CMS - Lekki/Ajah, Jibowu - Oyingbo - Mile 2, Oyingbo - Fadeyi and Mile 12 - Oshodi routes.
The Bus Franchise Scheme, it added, would also be available on the Ikotun/Igando/Iyana - Ipaja - Maryland route.
About 108,010 and 63,884 commuters had used the BRT and BFS services, respectively on the Charismas day when similar free ride was provided.
The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, said the turnout of commuters on December 25, 2010 underscored the effectiveness of the bus schemes of the state government and the confidence of passengers continue to have in the operation of the system.
He urged users to reciprocate the gesture of the government by being orderly and courteous to other users and the BRT operatives.
Source:http://www.punchng.com
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