JUST IN: Lagos govt set to ban Danfo and Korope on October 1

The Lagos State Government has announced that there’s no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, such as Danfos and Koropes, along the Lekki-Epe corridor, from 1st of October, 2024.

Sola Giwa, who’s the special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on transportation, made this in a chat with newsmen on Sunday, 14th of July, 2024.

He noted that reminder on the planned ban, which is in line with the Lagos State Strategic Transportation Master Plan (STMP), was to dismiss rumours that the move had been suspended.

Giwa stated that a stakeholders’ meeting was held with bus operators and union leaders on their need to comply before 1st of October, 2024, to successfully regulate and integrate the informal transport sector into the State’s Bus Reform Initiative using the corridor as a pilot test.

Giwa described the current state of bus operations on the corridor as chaotic hence, the need for collaboration to successfully regulate and integrate the informal transport sector into the State’s Bus Reform Initiative using Lekki/Epe corridor as a pilot test.

He, however, warned that operators who contravene the regulations will be fined, and will be made to forfeit their vehicles if they ignore the notice of their fines, as the state government would not tolerate wilful disregard of its existing Transport Sector Reform Law. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>>