There was a time when traveling to the Eastern Nigeria used to be a journey to remember. Those days of Brand New, high speeding Marcopolo Luxury Buses! Sitting in those buses while cruising the Ore-Benin Road used to be like a dream come true to many travelers, it used to be almost the same thing as taking a flight. The sheer beauty, the comfort and luxury is considered as second to none .

In those days, traveling with luxurious buses was like Christmas - you'd have so much fun traveling that you wish to travel again and again. Whenever the coach made a stopover at filling stations, you see well dressed passengers coming out of the buses crunching bottles of Eva water, looking as if they just alighted from Emirates A360 jetliner .

With the pleasure and comfort it offers, you don't care how much you pay. Everyone else in every other parts of the country had no choice but to either respect the Igbo travelers or envy them because of their mode of transportation and the plenty 'Swagger' it carries. Gradually, the buses began to die off and what used to be "The Pride of the East" now turn to "The Disgrace of the East".

[size=16pt]What Really Happened to Those Beautiful Buses?[/size]


Is it that the transport business is no longer profitable? Some, especially the operators would want to blame it on bad roads and high cost of fuel and diesel. They would want you to believe that the cost of running the business far outweigh the profit. That the buses costs a lot of money to acquire. These are valid reasons but in business sense, no reason is valid enough to get a viable business grounded.

Prices of the bus and the general road condition may probably be one of the reasons for it's death but the truth is that the transport business is still very profitable, far more profitable than the average businesses in Nigeria. So, I don't believe that the price is what killed the fleets.

What killed those luxury buses is the same thing that kills everything in Nigeria - bad managements, poor maintenance culture, and greed. At a point in time, these transporters began to exploit their passengers. Instead of rendering consistent good and quality services that guarantees sustained patronage, they resorted to taking advantage of their passengers.

Steadily, passengers starts deserting the once loved luxury buses, preferring the smaller better maintained Toyota 14 seater buses. And the small buses simply took over and doesn't seem ready to give up the lead anytime soon. It's convenient, fast, and offers better customer services in some cases.

Transport business is still one of the most consistent business in Nigeria anytime. If you really want to make money in bulk and make it fast, one sector you must seriously consider investing into is transport sector. If well managed, this business has what it takes to make anyone a millionaire starting from almost nothing.

Some have been able to make it big in this business. Though most of them are politicians who have access to government funds. Nevertheless, following their footsteps in transport business management certainly will help you excel in the business.

[size=20pt]MY PROPOSAL[/size]

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