Molue buses banned from plying Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos Island and other routes September 7th, 2013 By Citizens Platform The Lagos State Government has barred big commercial buses, aka Molue, from operating on Third Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges and in Lagos Island, adding that operating in the Central Business District had become history for the buses. A statement from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Thursday said the move was to ensure adequate monitoring of the operations of commercial vehicles and compliance with traffic rules and regulations. It stated that the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Babatunde Edu, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting with branch chairmen of the Lagos Urban Bus Owners Association of Nigeria, the operators of Molue buses in the state . Edu said, “This directive had become effective since August, 2012, but Lagos State Government, being a responsive and responsible government which believes in enlightenment before enforcement, decided to shift the enforcement to September 2013. “LASTMA officials have been mandated to ensure strict compliance and impound any Molue that is found to have flouted the directive after September 4, 2013.” “The government has not banned the operations of Molue in the state. Rather, it has restricted their operations to areas like Orile, Iyana Ipaja, Mile 2 and Mile 12.” Other prohibited routes included Iddo, Ebute Ero, Apongbon, Obalende, Idumota and CMS.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 08:41:47 +0000
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