FINALLY FASHOLA BARRED ''OSA STRAIGHT OR MOLUE'' FROM LAGOS ISLAND

Finally,the Lagos State Government has barred big commercial buses, popularly called ‘ Molue’ or ‘Osa straight’ from operating on Lagos Island..

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.

The statement said 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 that “This directive had become effective since August, 2012.’’ 

He added that 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.”

Edu said, “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.”

He said the prohibited routes included Iddo, Ebute Ero, Apongbon, Obalende, Idumota CMS. also  they did not expect the buses to ply  Third Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges, adding that operating in the Central Business District had become history for the buses.