Hardship: Lagos records long BRT queues after transport fare cut

Long queues on Monday characterised many termi-nuses of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) of the Lagos State Government following the slashing of BRT fares to ameliorate the suffering of residents. Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Thursday an-nounced a 25 per cent rebate on fares charged by BRT and other Lagos State Government-owned transport schemes. The […]

Long queues on Monday characterised many termi-nuses of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) of the Lagos State Government following the slashing of BRT fares to ameliorate the suffering of residents.

Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Thursday an-nounced a 25 per cent rebate on fares charged by BRT and other Lagos State Government-owned transport schemes.

The governor disclosed this during a live media chat to intimate residents of steps being taken by his ad-ministration to reduce the economic hardship on them.

A civil servant, Mrs Vivian Mgbemena, expressed delight that the fare which was N600 from Ayobo to Oshodi, was slashed to N450.

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She said, “When I got to the bus stop, the queue was very long, and because time was against me, I had to stand. I waited for about 30 minutes before I was able to board a bus and stood throughout the trip.”

Miss Ngozi Ejiofor, who travelled from Okoko-maiko to Mile 2 using BRT, however, noted that, “The fare is still high; the government should help us to reduce it further. It should also look into the number of buses plying our route.”

A businessman, Mr Kunle Olowopoju, praised the state government for the fare cut, describing it as a huge relief.

Olowopoju, who queued at the Costain Bus Stop of BRT, said that the transport fare from Costain to Ikorodu was reduced from N700 to N600. (NAN)