From Monday 29th January 2024, transportation fare on controlled public transportation in Lagos State go back to 100%.
The 25 percent refund on managed public transportation buses, ferryboat and train ends on Sunday, 28th January 2024.
Sanwo-Olu had on the 31st of July revealed a 50% refund as a palliative procedure versus the impact of fuel aid elimination.
The 50% refund, which ran for 6-months, was changed with 25% refund in November, following appeals for its reinstatement.
The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), has actually revealed that fares on managed public transportation in Lagos State will go back to regular rate on Monday 29th January 2024.
A declaration by LAMATA on Friday 26th entitled: “25% fare refund on transportation ends January 28”, which reveals completion of the 25 percent refund checks out:
“The 25% refund on controlled public transportation buses, ferryboat and train ends on Sunday, 28th January 2024. From Monday, 29th January 2024, transportation fare on controlled services go back to 100%.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on the 31st of July 2023 revealed a 50% refund as a palliative step versus the impact of fuel aid elimination and had actually ran for 6 months.”
Remember that Governor Sanwo-Olu had on November 7th authorized a 25% guest fare decrease for the controlled bus and rail transportation services following appeals for the reinstatement of the 50% refund, which ended on Sunday November 5th 2023.
The declaration by LAMATA entitled with: “Lagos authorizes 25% fare refund for controlled bus and rail transportation, checks out:
“Responding to require the reinstatement of the 50% refund on
fare for managed bus and rail transportation, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has actually directed the application of 25 percent discount rate starting Tuesday, 7th November 2023.
In a declaration by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in November, the State Government sited a boost in the pump of diesel from N867 in August to N1,300 in November 2023 for the withdrawal of the 50% refund.