Ambode plans 820 bus roll out in 1st quarter

Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos state governor, said his government plans an initiative, under his bus reform project,  to roll

out 820 high and medium capacity buses immediately after the general elections.

According to him, the initiative is part of the long term plan of

his administration to redefine public transportation system in Lagos

with the injection of modern buses and terminals targeted towards

transforming the way residents commute from one point to another as

well as rev up the State’s economy.

He said that “The idea is if we are able to show good example — and we

have procured these buses with our own money — the private sector can

join hands with us and start to procure those additional buses that

will take it to 5,000, while government can also procure more and by

so doing, we would have had assembling plant in Lagos and create job

opportunities for the people.

Ambode further explained that although the 5,000 buses would not be

enough for the state, but government is showing good example and

creating the conducive atmosphere to allow the private sector come in

and participate in the whole arrangement.

he said The 820 buses, which have already been delivered, are equipped

with cameras, USB point, internet, television, and special spaces for

physically challenged, pregnant women and the aged, among