Olubunmi Olaniyan
BRT users lament shortage of buses, time spent in queues
Some users of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Friday in Lagos decried a shortage of buses being released for services since the ease of lockdown on May 4. The commuters in separate interviews at the BRT Bus Stations stated that inadequate deployment of the buses had increased the time they spent in queues. However, according to observation, it appeared the operator had withdrawn many of the buses from the roads, because of the government’s new operational guidelines restricting them to carry only 20 passengers instead of 70 per buses. Commenting, Mr. Tope Musowo, a media practitioner, told newsmen that passengers were subjected to long waiting in queue at the station, as most of the BRT high-capacity buses seemed to have disappeared. “These days, passengers are kept at Bus Stops for hours. ...
