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.
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