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Sanwo-Olu Offers 100,000 Free Cards As Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Begins Operation

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August 12, 2020
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Sanwo-Olu Offers 100,000 Free Cards As Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Begins Operation

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, declared 100,000 free cards for Lagosians to drive the e-ticketing platform on the newly commissioned Oshodi-Abule-Egba BRT corridor.

Sanwo-Olu Offers 100,000 Free Cards As Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Begins Operation
Sanwo-Olu commissioning the BRT corridor.

Speaking at the commissioning of the infrastructure and the deployment of 550 high and medium capacity buses, the Governor said his administration was poised to improve the travel experience of residents on the corridor.

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He explained that the Oshodi-Abule Egba corridor is an extract of the Maryland/Oshodi-Otta BRT corridor identified in the Strategic Transport Master Plan and bus route network study for Lagos.

Sanwo-Olu disclosed that the new route would service 60,000 to 80,000 passengers daily.

He lamented the difficulty faced by commuters on Abule-Egba – Oshodi axis, noting that many residents spent close to two hours on the road.

According to him, with the new BRT, the travel time would be reduced to less than 30 minutes.

Sanwo-Olu assured that more buses would be deployed on the route.

He also launched the e-ticketing system, which he said would drive automation of the state’s transport fare payment system.

The system he said would eliminate the ‘no change’ problem characteristic of the present unregulated system.

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His words: “In our quest to integrate all transport modes, we are also launching an upgraded e-ticketing platform that would at once drive automation of our transport fare payment system and smart mobility through a cashless single travel card system.

“With the e-ticketing system, we envisage the use of a single card on buses and ferries and later upscale to the railways system when passenger operations commence in 2022.

Sanwo-Olu Offers 100,000 Free Cards As Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Begins Operation
Passengers boarding the new BRT bus.

“The system promotes a cashless ecosystem, aids personal budgeting and planning and commuters can easily top up.

“The challenge of ‘no change’ that is very prevalent in our unregulated transport system will be a thing of the past.

“And using the system is fast, encrypted and secured.”

Sanwo-Olu described the completion of the project, which was started by the past administration, as one of the dividends of his administration’s investment in the transport sector for efficient traffic management and transportation crucial to facilitating the emergence of a smart and 21st century economy.

He commended the federal government for facilitating the release of the 550 high and medium capacity buses which had been in bonded warehouse for over a year.

He urged the people of the state to take the project as theirs and protect it.

He said: “If you see something inimical to the infrastructure or operations of the bus system, please say something.”

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