Primero Transport Services Limited, operator
of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, says it is planning an upward review of
transport fares across all routes in the state to meet up with current
realities.
Fola Tinubu, the managing
director of the firm, told NAN on Tuesday that the current fares are “grossly
inadequate” for the firm to provide better services for Lagosians.
“Primero is planning to approach
the regulator for an increase in fares. The last increase we got was done three
years ago and our cost of operations has really increased,” he said.
“The company is not in a good
financial standing now to run and foot cost of maintenance and operation of
buses.
“We understand the need to
provide services to the people; I think the increase has become necessary in
order to serve the people of Lagos better.
“With the increase, we will be
able to roll out enough buses to meet the need of the state’s teeming
commuters.”
He said that the current fares
across routes were no longer sustainable for running the buses, and it had
become imperative for the firm to meet with the regulator.
Tinubu said the firm is
concluding plans to sit down with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport
Authority (LAMATA), the regulator of BRT, to push for the review.
He assured the people of Lagos of
the firm’s commitment to provide excellent service and reduce waiting time at
various bus stops to get commuters to their destinations.
NAN reports that LAMATA is the
state government agency created to coordinate transport planning, policies, and
public transport infrastructure implementation in the Lagos metropolitan area.
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