Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reduced the transportation taxes of state-owned buses by 50% and implemented other measures to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal.
He stated this during a press conference following a state security council meeting this afternoon, adding that the government has also put in place measures for commercial buses, popularly known as “Danfo,” to lower their fares by 25%.
“Immediately from Wednesday, all public transportation that is being controlled by LAMATA, including high-capacity buses, will be plying all the routes of Lagos with a 50 percent discount,” Sanwo-Olu added.
“All commuters plying on the roads will start enjoying a 50 percent rebate on current transport fares being charged by all of these buses. This will start on Wednesday.
“It cannot start tomorrow because they need to do a lot of configuration and validation so that it can happen on Wednesday. That decision has been taken and communicated to them.”
According to him, the commercial drivers’ unions are to officially announce the reduction of fares.
“For the informal buses, they are also going to make a pronouncement today. I can say to you that we have agreed with them that they will be doing about a 25 percent reduction of fares on their buses — all of the yellow buses that we have on the street,” the governor noted.
“They will make a formal announcement maybe later today on that. That will take effect tomorrow or Wednesday.”
Other palliatives implemented by Sanwo-Olu include extra buses for Lagos civil officials and food distribution to the underprivileged through local council development areas (LCDAs).
