Lagos To End 25% Rebate On State-Owned Transport Services Sunday

The Lagos State government will on Sunday end the 25 percent discount on state-owned transport services.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Corporate Communications of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Kolawole Ojelabi.

According to Ojelabi, transport fares on state-owned transport services will return to 100 percent beginning from Monday.

“The 25 percent rebate on regulated public transport buses, ferry, and train ends on Sunday, 28th January 2024,” Ojelabi said.

“From Monday, 29th January 2024, transport fare on regulated transport services will return to 100 percent.”

Recall that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on July 31, 2023, slashed transport fare on state-owned transport services by 50 per cent as part of measures to reduce the impact of petrol subsidy removal.

“In the course of State Security Council meeting today, we reviewed the current economic situation that we have in the country, especially as it affects our residents in Lagos. We have had extensive consultations with all the stakeholders in our transport sector, both formal and informal. We have come to the conclusion which both the State Government and the stakeholders will be supporting.

“Immediately from Wednesday, all public transport services under the control of LAMATA will be plying all routes across Lagos at 50 per cent fare rebate of the current rate,” the governor had said.

Early November, LAMATA ended the 50 percent rebate.

However, in response to calls for the reinstatement of the 50 percent rebate, Sanwo-Olu had directed the implementation of 25 per cent discount.