The Lagos State Government has reduced the fee for all state-owned transport systems by 50% in an effort to lessen the consequences of the removal of fuel subsidies.
The state‘s vulnerable citizens would also get food distribution from the government.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu emphasised that the state government was working towards implementing these palliatives to minimise the suffering that the withdrawal of subsidy had caused the population during a news conference on Monday at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
The governor has stated that the 50% reduction in bus fares will start on August 2.
He continued by saying that the informal transportation industry, particularly yellow buses, had put in place measures to reduce their fares by 25%.
The governor stated:
“We’ve had extensive conversations with all of the stakeholders in our transport system, both formal and informal modes of transportation, and we have come to a conclusion, which the state government will be supporting.
“Immediately from Wednesday, all public transportations that are being controlled by LAMATA, all of the high capacity buses, will be plying all the routes of Lagos at 50 per cent discount, and all commuters that will be plying these routes will start enjoying a 50 per cent rebate on the transport fares that are currently being charged on all of these routes.
“For the informal buses, they are also going to make a pronouncement today, and I can say to you that we have agreed with them that they will be doing about 25 per cent reduction on their buses – all of the yellow buses that we have on the streets.”
cc: Daily Post Ng
