Some passengers have known as on President Bola Tinubu to increase the 50 per cent transport rebate deadline to allow Nigerians who travelled to numerous elements of the nation for the Yuletide celebrations to return to their locations.
This got here as report states that over 6,000 passengers benefitted from the scheme on the Oshodi Transport Interchange in Lagos.
The Managing Director, Planet Initiatives, Abiodun Otunola, disclosed this in Lagos on Thursday.
Otunola, who was briefing the media on the closing occasions of the initiative, expressed delight that the programme had positively impacted many Nigerians, as evidenced by the surge within the variety of vacationers recorded in the course of the interval on the terminal.
Expressing his satisfaction on the constructive influence of this system, Otunola highlighted the surge within the variety of vacationers on the terminal in the course of the subsidy interval.
President Bola Tinubu, had about 4 days earlier than Christmas, permitted a 50 per cent fare discount on business buses working inter-state routes
Moreover, the Federal Authorities took extra steps to incorporate the names of 20 new motor parks the place Nigerians may additionally profit from the 50 per cent rebate.
The subsidy interval, which concluded on Thursday garnered widespread approval.
In accordance with Otunola, the initiative launched on December 22 final yr on the terminal, led to 35 per cent enhance in passenger visitors on the terminal in comparison with the standard figures for the festive interval.
He mentioned, “We’ve been managing this terminal for the previous 5 years, and for the primary time, we’re seeing over a 35 per cent enhance in comparison with the variety of passengers we might usually have recorded in the course of the interval. It solely means Nigerians are profiting from the actual fact that there’s a 50 per cent discount in transport fares.
“As you already know, transport is among the ache factors of gasoline subsidy elimination. Due to this laudable programme of the federal authorities, lots of Nigerians have been trooping within the morning, afternoon, and night to reap the benefits of the 50 per cent low cost.
“From this terminal, we’ve dealt with over 6,000 passengers and near 700 autos, which is much greater than what we usually have in the course of the Christmas interval,” he acknowledged.
The PUNCH reported that the over 163,000 passengers benefited from the Federal Authorities subsidised inter-state journeys for the end-of-the-year festive interval.
The Minister of Strong Minerals Improvement, Dele Alake, who can be the Chairman of the Committee on the Implementation of the Finish of Yr Transportation Subsidy Programme of President Bola Tinubu, disclosed this in a progress report launched on Monday.
In the meantime, findings present some passengers on the Oshodi Transport Interchange and different accredited parks in Lagos State need 50 per cent transport fare rebate to be prolonged.
In separate interviews, commuters argued 1000’s of individuals, who travelled properties in the course of the festive interval, had not absolutely returned to their cities or states of residence.
Because of this, they suggested the President to increase its fare discount scheme.
One of many commuters, Mr Kola Olakunle, whereas appreciating the president for the sort gesture, known as on the Federal Authorities to increase.
One other passenger, Madam Iyabo Akintunde, mentioned there was a necessity to increase the scheme by every week.
One other passenger, Ms. Mariam Ogundeji, informed journalists at Terminal I, Oshodi Transport Interchange, mentioned the scheme had impacted her life, pleading on the federal government to increase it.