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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by dwonder(m): 11:15pm On Feb 06, 2017

Reading some comments here shows just how daft we have become as a people and how some brains run on reverse logic. Rather than commend a good initiative and offer suggestions on execution, the see no gooders will condemn the initiative in its entirety.

Please tell, where are the okada riders sent packing recently or the molue drivers whose livehoods were taken away from them? Oh, they are armed robbers now, abi?

Hundreds of jobs have been created through BRT scheme all over and more will be created. There will always be opportunities for the people who open their brains. 90% of okada riders went into Marwa riding and other businesses. The lazy ones are still running the risky business at least until the law catches them. If Ambo brings another scheme wise people will look for opportunities and not complain. Danfo is not the best thing for us. The drivers and conductors are not the best, abeg lets start from somewhete to sanitize the system.

If you like danfo so much, please ride it to your village and keep it there.

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by eRex(m): 11:34pm On Feb 06, 2017

Fashola campaigned by giving okada riders free helmet.. when he became gov, he banned them.

Ambode.. I remember his theme song.. Ambo ooo Ambo popularly advertised with danfo bus.. now he is about to dump them..

Click like if you feel these govt is a use and dump govt.
Click share if you think government truly think of the massess in their decision making.

For the record those in Ikorodu don't drive because the road that would have been expanded was used to create lawn for BRT
My car is more convenient than a public bus that I will have to wait on a queue for close to an hour on a Monday morning to get a standing position and stand all true Lagos. It is cheaper no doubt.

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by SIRmanjar(m): 11:58pm On Feb 06, 2017

focus7:
You think so that he will lose enough votes to deny him of second term?

Ok let's wait and see.

I dey wait too..Im go shock u.He betta leave dem alone and ban de old scraps amongst dem.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Baba4dgals: 2:04am On Feb 07, 2017

More crimes to be happening

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Horus(m): 2:10am On Feb 07, 2017*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4__R1bxyAQ

Should Danfo Buses Be Eliminated In Lagos State?

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Akv24regular(m): 3:59am On Feb 07, 2017

Bros Ambode that your big head needs to be knock with kondo olopa for you to reason clockwise, some BRT as worst than molue with the way people jampart inside when they will load people like sardines..... You'll not find a solution to that first, gomina olodo, olori nla [b][/b]

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by ethinoze: 6:02am On Feb 07, 2017

You are a wise man. Well said. But Lagos is becoming superior to every other state. I think its education level of the Lagos state Governors, and a total willingness to work.It really started with Fashola.Indeed That man and now i think Ambode are the people who can make this country a great place if they become President.Fashola had a reputation of inspecting projects in person(disguised). Thats the kind of rigidity we need if we are ever to see true change.
Plus a total commitment to improving the state of the State from where they met it.Ambode is thinking outside the box, and thats how Governors think outside nigeria. They always have a goal to make their states world class.God bless Fashola and God bless Ambode.

12inches1:
Many Nairalanders are right. While it looks good on paper that Lagos will resemble london, the truth is that in 30 yrs i doubt if Lagos will look london. What the govt needs is both short range plan and long range plan. On the long range you can fund transit. However, on the short range what we have is Danfos, okadas and kekes. Even tho these may not be the best option, they solve some transportation problems and reduce demand on BRT, private car owners etc. What is needed for danfos, okadas and kekes is standardizing their operations. Setting minimum standards for conditions of their vehicles and operations, providing commercial license category for these drivers and riders and gradually phasing them out to new systems in the long range transportation plan.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by pricipal2003(m): 6:33am On Feb 07, 2017

......"Yes we dont have money to do that, but we can go to the capital market...." These people don't always have money to do anything, inspite of all the monies they generate from taxes. Wicked enemies of the populace

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by eRex(m): 6:44am On Feb 07, 2017

Which BRT will carry market women's tomatoes from mile 12 to yaba.
What about those with health conditions that can't withstand AC

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Jammiiee(m): 6:49am On Feb 07, 2017

Bro he surely will design palliatives to buffer up

SIRmanjar:
My able governor abeg no try am oh.becos u go lose plenty vote for nxt election..And wetin u want make d bus drivers ad conductorz do for dis recession?Abi u no know say transport bizness be de highest employer of labour for lagos.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by wyqay: 7:14am On Feb 07, 2017

it won't work because the so called agbero has a lot of influence in the present day govt.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by ethinoze: 7:53am On Feb 07, 2017

Ambode is not removing pickup vans from the roads.There will be alernatives for sure.Real change must come with a few adjustments. Its only in nigeria danfoes are used to move tomatoes around.

eRex:
Which BRT will carry market women's tomatoes from mile 12 to yaba.
What about those with health conditions that can't withstand AC

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by eRex(m): 8:06am On Feb 07, 2017

ethinoze:
Ambode is not removing pickup vans from the roads.There will be alernatives for sure.Real change must come with a few adjustments. Its only in nigeria danfoes are used to move tomatoes around.

I want to buy a basket of tomatoes and I should hire a pickup.
Ok undecided

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by cwitch: 8:11am On Feb 07, 2017

Once this happen, every one should get a gun because no job for this people, next thing is to start rubbing people. What a stupid plan. So many jobless people, Now Ambode is about to create more jobless people "shame"
Same stupid people that voted for him "shame"
Just because they want the brt to generate more money
"Monopoly" shame on u stupid Nigerians
T

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mkoabiola: 8:13am On Feb 07, 2017

I cant but laugh at this Anti masses policy

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Saintp(m): 8:18am On Feb 07, 2017

The problem with Lagos and all cities in Nigeria is that we never planned for them from the beginning. No matter what you do now the possibility of Lagos or any other Nigerian city getting to the standard of western nations is close to zero.

Unfortunately I still see new urban areas springing up in many areas without adequate planning. No plan for real drainage system, road network, sanitation, construction, transportation etc and these are areas that would become big cities 40 years from now. By the time we get to that time, we would have already lost it.

Cities are supposed to be planned to project decades in future taking into account the economics, population, technology etc of the future.
LASG should try as much as they can to see how they can salvage the city but in reality, I don't really see Lagos looking like the cities I see abroad. I think we lost it 40 or 50 years ago.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Johel(m): 9:08am On Feb 07, 2017

Yes...these yellow buses should be scrapped from the face of lagos....they are driven by thieves,hooligans and touts....they treat passengers anyhow,they drive anyhow and can drop u anyhow and anywhr claiming thr is police...or no bustop thr...this yellow buses are time wasters...what I think will be good enough will be the BRT and keke napep.....they are fast and straight forward.....my opinion though...

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Johel(m): 9:19am On Feb 07, 2017

Yes theses yellow busses should be scrapped from the face of Lagos.....these busses are driven by hooligans,senseless old/young touts,thieves and time wasters....these yellow busses are the problem of Lagos road....they can stop anywhr,they don't even maintain the vehicles,they can drop u anywhr and anyhow claiming no bustop or thr's police,the conductors and drivers are disrespectful go thr passengers....I think BRT and keke napep will be OK....with this being done...thr will b less traffic and movements will b fast and straight forward.....Governor ambode please stop these danfos from operating in Lagos if u really desire a better and standard Lagos....thank you.

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by ayindejimmy(m): 10:36am On Feb 07, 2017

I don't think Ambode knows what he's up against here.
Those Yellow buses and cabs are the symbol of identity of Lagos.
You don't face them out, you upgrade them and make sure only modest people engage in the business.
Moreover, these buses have Union that turns in billions for government (or maybe some corrupt politicians) yearly
Those yellow buses wit black stripes are synonymous to Lagos transport system as depicted in X-men Civil War

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by haybhi1(m): 10:40am On Feb 07, 2017*

Went throuqh the comments... a lot of people with varyinq opinions, fine!
Anyways those of u commentinq "Yh qood idea", "carry on" and so on. Well it's obvious you people don't know what it's like if that is the only means of livelihood in ur household.

It's throuqh it that a friend's Pman manaqes to manaqe his household.
His momcy herself makes huqe use of danfos in conveyinq her tomatoes from mile 12 to home after purchase. And now you think dad who's a commercial bus driver or mum who uses commercial bus on few days interval basis will be happy with such policy?... you know how many families that'll become affected?
Does he know how many families are beings fed through this means? Will he be able to employ them all?...what a clueless innovation!... Pls let him do something else like light; he could make Laqos a truly worthy Meqa city by facilitatinq cost of accomodation, let him use the money he intended to buy new buses with, to build houses and sell just like jakande did-and see whether Laqos will not leapfroq into a Meqa City.

The policy will without any dubiety render a lot of people jobless, and you are talkinq of Meqa City - Fine, you could have that Meqa City, but what's the point when the level of already hiqh unemployment is on the boost? It's like a Ranqe Rover body car with Golf 2 enqine.
Many of those Meqa Cities have enouqh employment level-one of why they are referred to as "Meqa cities."

However, the system could be modified, upqraded and made seem better, that's possible and achievable.
It could be made modest. There's a room for improvement. Let everythinq be clear from the FRSC, LASTMA, Police ET AL to stop collectinq bribes and arrest anyone culpable.
More other thinqs could be done to upqrade the system rather than scrapinq it.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by alaskido(m): 11:22am On Feb 07, 2017

This man want to increase armed robbery for Lagos. Has he forgotten that the keke and danfo drivers are area men and boys in Lagos. If they loose their driving and conductor jobs, there will be high rate of armed robbery in Lagos. Except he has a plan for them. It is either when he buys the new buses he has to invite them to apply for the position drivers or increase police surveillance and build additional prisons to accommodate these guys because they must steal.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Horus(m): 12:11pm On Feb 07, 2017

Yellow buses should be banned from lagos and replaced by new BRT buses

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 12:21pm On Feb 07, 2017

blackaxe78:
Remove NURTW a.k.a Agbero first!

That's the first nonentity you meet coming into Lagos. They litter the whole metropolis!

Calling Lagos a Mega city with celebrated hoodlums at every bus-stop is a fuss

Bros,

Once the initiative is executed, it is going to be an all inclusive. First off, the "conventional" motor-parks where their is "chairman" and "Agbero" will be replaced with an organised, private sector-driven bus parks. "Agbero" would be replaced with stewards whose "daily collection" (and I doubt if that will still exist) will be to private company.

Secondly, we need able bodied men like the Agberos to go into skill acquisition and training so that they be useful in factories as Lagos is fast become a hub of production factories

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 12:23pm On Feb 07, 2017

JeffreyJamez:
This Man obviously doesn't know what's going on in the streets....In a typical rush hour period,the Danfos are not even enough for the whole Lagos..Now he wants to remove them and replace them with what?..The BRT that they brought have they finished maintaining those ones?...Mchew.

....the news was not fully captured. They are smaller and customised buses to replace the Danfo and they will be run by the private sector

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 12:29pm On Feb 07, 2017

yedidiah:
Man with vision for his state. But make I ask, can Lagos state provide enough buses that will make up for the current number of yellow buses?

Secondly, what will happen to the current Danfo drivers? Will the State Government, give them the new buses to run? or will it be another project that will be hijacked by some top politicians?

Finally, will this new arrangement, eradicate all the agberos that collect revenue for every bus stop?

Last Word: I hope the Government consult widely as well as make plans for the current danfo drivers. Possibly incorporating them into their proposed driver training program. The ban of Street Hawking and demolition of some roadside shops and market is already increasing the number of armed robbery incidence. We don't want anything that will further aggravate the situation.

Even tho I am not in government, some of my suggestion will be

1. Hopefully professionals are engaged to manage the change process. For example the change could be phased, say remove them from Ikorodu road (Ikorodu Round-about-CMS route) after 6 months do same in other defined route
2. The current Danfo Drivers, just like was done in the BRT scheme will be asked to organise themselves into a collective (Union) and float a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). This SPV will then be one of the operators of the scheme. So the Danfo drivers still get to keep their jobs. The conductors and Agberos could be employed as Ticketing officers, Park control officers and other ancillary services.
3. I think this service will not only eradicate agberos, it will show how more money can be made in a more effective and efficient Transportation Business. Other states will soon come and replicate it

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by Nobody: 12:38pm On Feb 07, 2017

But they can repaint the bus to blue and they wont see yellow busses again.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by deebrain(m): 12:53pm On Feb 07, 2017

With all the love I have for you sir, Please don't don't this.
Tackle poverty first.

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by shumuel(m): 12:59pm On Feb 07, 2017

ruudboie:
source: http://akinwunmiambode.com/lagos-state-government-insists-on-removing-yellow-buses-danfo-from-lagos-roads/

I thought the Yellow buses gave Lagos its Transportation Identity, have watched many Movies and it was these same yellow buses that they use to depict Lagos,, anyways the state govt. should ensure adequate employment for those guys before putting them out of jobs, we don't want more thieves and kidnappers on our hands.

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 1:33pm On Feb 07, 2017

12inches1:
Many Nairalanders are right. While it looks good on paper that Lagos will resemble london, the truth is that in 30 yrs i doubt if Lagos will look london. What the govt needs is both short range plan and long range plan. On the long range you can fund transit. However, on the short range what we have is Danfos, okadas and kekes. Even tho these may not be the best option, they solve some transportation problems and reduce demand on BRT, private car owners etc. What is needed for danfos, okadas and kekes is standardizing their operations. Setting minimum standards for conditions of their vehicles and operations, providing commercial license category for these drivers and riders and gradually phasing them out to new systems in the long range transportation plan.

...and how are you sure this is not a transition from your definition of short range to long range? Danfos and Okadas cannot "standardise" thier operations as they are not set out to. Okada for starters is not meant to be a means of mass transit in all true sense, Danfo business is becoming a hydra-headed monster (Agbero, Fights and Skirmishes over park ownership, Political thugs and stuffs).....nutshell we need to decide if we want to evolve or stay same.

Look at what happened to the "Molue" business.... they were accommodated in the BRT scheme, they could not maintain the standard despite having Ecobank assist with the scheme, hence they were removed

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 1:34pm On Feb 07, 2017

passyhansome:
I will leave Lagos, if he does this, High rate of robbery infact day time robbery not even night or evening

Pls book an early flight or go to the nearest motor-park becos it's done and dusted already

Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 1:36pm On Feb 07, 2017

willibounce1:
12inches1: :
Many Nairalanders are right. While it looks good on paper that Lagos will resemble london, the truth is that in 30 yrs i doubt if Lagos will look london. What the govt needs is both short range plan and long range plan. On the long range you can fund transit. However, on the short range what we have is Danfos, okadas and kekes. Even tho these may not be the best option, they solve some transportation problems and reduce demand on BRT, private car owners etc. What is needed for danfos, okadas and kekes is standardizing their operations. Setting minimum standards for conditions of their vehicles and operations, providing commercial license category for these drivers and riders and gradually phasing them out to new systems in the long range transportation plan.
100 years from now, Lagos will not look anything close to London. Too many crase people dey this country and na lagos be their head quarters.

Make ambode try ban danfo make see wetin go happen to am.

.....and who tells you both that London is the most organised City in the world?

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Re: Ambode Insists On Removing Yellow Buses (Danfo) From Lagos Roads by mapet: 1:37pm On Feb 07, 2017

nofuckz:
ok this set of leaders sorry rulers must run this shiit hole
in whatever way they want an deem fit

taking out the danfo because it makes the city less of a modern city
without any consideration for those whom the danfo driving is their only means of lively hood is something worse than the evil witchcraft

A beautiful city with people living lives with no dignity is like what i will call a man without genital (dickkki) aka cassava some please tell these people to learn to take one step at a time and most importantly taking the right steps .

The more reason why those who have no "potential for dignity" should go back to their villages. If any of the Danfo drivers cannot integrate himself back into the society (either as a licensed Driver of the new scheme or gainfully employed in other businesses) then na village straight.....and let not anybody threaten us with "armed robbery"......Abba Kyari and his boys know how to treat your fvckups

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