MC Oluomo, also known as Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, the Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, announced a 25 per cent reduction on tickets purchased by commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators from the union. During a meeting with transport union leaders and operators, he disclosed that transport fares on certain routes would be reduced from N500 to N300, and those paying N200 fare would now pay N150 in other areas. Additionally, tickets sold to drivers at parks for N800 would be lowered to N600, and all booking fees would be reduced by 25 per cent.
Akinsanya also announced the formation of a task force team that will monitor the implementation of these directives. He issued a warning to various parks and garages executives, urging them to ensure compliance with the new measures, and stated that sanctions would be imposed on any defaulters.
The task force overseeing the implementation would consist of all members of state executives, parks’ chairmen, and selected union leaders. MC Oluomo emphasized that the agency’s goal is to minimize inconvenience to the masses. He also clarified that this directive follows Governor Sanwo-Olu’s previous announcement on the reduction of bus fares.
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“Lagos State Government has provided a conducive atmosphere for our operations. There is, therefore, no reason for us to join any strike that may threaten the peace of the state. The various palliative measures taken by the state government especially the 50 per cent reduction of government public transport and a downward review on our Yellow Buses fares will also, go a long way in cushioning the effect of the subsidy removal.
“We have also embarked on internal measures like downward reviews of Lagos State Government and union tickets. With this, there will be a reduction in transport fares by commercial drivers,” Akinsanya said.