........Impounds 50,472 vehicles violating traffic law

By Olasunkanmi Akoni And Monsur Olowoooejo

LAGOS State Government, yesterday, said it had procured four single Electric Multiple Unit, EMU car train coaches, expected to operate on the Lagos Urban Rail Network, LURN, especially on the blue and red lines which are under construction in the state.

The state Government under the previous administration had in 2014 approved $14.6 million to Messrs. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC/China North Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Corporation, CNR (JV (Joint Venture partners) for the purchase of the four EMU trains from the Chinese Government.

Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Morebeola who disclosed these at the 2016 ministerial Press briefing in commemoration of the first year in office of the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in Alausa, Ikeja, however said that 181, 986 of the 1, 023,812 vehicles inspected by the state transport enforcement agencies between May, 2015 and April 2016, were impounded or fined for violating the State Road Traffic Law 2012.

On the light rail, Morebeola said, “The Government has procured a single Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) four car train operations,” adding that the state government was presently discussing with stakeholders on the construction of red line from Agbado to Marina.

His words, “The Right of Way has been approved by the Federal Government as it will run parallel on the existing corridor of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC. Also, the phase 1 is from Mile 2 to the National Theatre where infrastructure works are 95 percent completed. The phase 2 is from the National Theatre to Marina where we have achieved 40 percent completion.

…to face-out Danfos, other rickety buses
Worried by the rate of rickety buses plying the state roads, the commissioner said that plans have been concluded to professionalize and re-brand public transport system with the aim of phasing -out the 14-seaters Yellow buses popularly known as Danfo and replace them with 30-seater vehicles with air conditioners.

He stated that the re-branding would also include introduction of new number plates, colour uniformity and Body tags for all public transportation to ensure a more secured, safe and comfortable system that suits a megacity.

Mobereola explained that the transformation was to encourage people leave their private cars and use public transportation.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/light-rail-lagos-procures-14-6m-rail-coaches/



Pic: Ambode Inspects Mile 2-Badagry Road Expansion and Light Rail project

lalasticlala

Good news.

Seen

DANFO IS synonymous with Lagos.

The Danfos are owned A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ controlled by the various Baales A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ Otunbas who control A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ finance the APC Lagos state government. They will NEVER be fazed out.

Nice development,lagos the new york of nigeria,d city that has potential las vegas,miami,califonia in it,we would get there one day.haters can keep hating bit the oduduwa tribe would always flourish

Lagos setting the pace...

Exactly. How do they cater for those 'owo mi daaa' people? Those guys have institutionalized it that they can't survive outside that system.

ganisucks:
The Danfos are owned A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ controlled by the various Baales A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ Otunbas who control A̶̲̥̅̊Ω̴̩̩̩̥D̶̲̥̅̊ finance the APC Lagos state government. They will NEVER be fazed out.

Kudos to the Lagos State Government for their improvement to the state.

…to face-out Danfos, other rickety buses

To face-out Danfos?

OP kindly correct that line, it says 'phase' out in the original article I wonder why you chose to spell it incorrectly.

some peeps above are already have maniac attacks with this news,haba

Lagos State, fast developing.