LAGOS State government has announced plans train commercial bus conductors on good manners and polite ways as part of a comprehensive plan to rebrand and professionalise the road transport sector.
Africa's largest city, Lagos with its 12m inhabitants has always had a chronic transportation problem and commercial buses make brisk business from the thriving metropolis. However, there transport workers are not trained and there are no formal guidelines that dictate how they are to conduct themselves.
Lagos State transport commissioner Dr Dayo Mobereola, said that the government had held consultations with road transport operators on the need to rebrand and professionalise the sector. He added that the state government has plans to restructure garages and teach the transport operators etiquette on how to behave and talk to commuters and introduce holistic ticketing systems which people can download from the internet and use for any mode of transportation without hitch.
Dr Mobereola, said: “Lagos State motor garages will be restructured in such a way that alcohol and illicit substances and other things that are not supposed to be sold at our garages will not be there. We are going to teach the transport operators in the state etiquette on how to behave and talk to commuters.”
Also, the state government also said it had disbursed the sum of N39m (£133,958) to 248 vulnerable members of the society who are in need of financial assistance as start-up capital for small and medium scale business ventures. Honourable Kehinde Joseph, the special adviser to the governor on civic engagement, said the funds were disbursed through the Office of Civic Engagement.
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