₦airaland Forum

bashr8:
this thread is not about awo but about adekunle, he was not the only soldier in the nigerian army , he is not hausa/fulani infact he was almost killed by the northern soldiers. what made him personally hate igbos soo much?

According to one of the female trainee drivers, Miss Ashuma Sarah:

"In February, when this project started, it seemed to many as though it was a complete joke; that women who cannot drive a car would be taught how to drive a 42-seater bus.

But today, what seemed impossible has turned out to be a huge success and something posterity will never forget.

in Edo State, it has become a common sight by commuters seeing female drivers at the State owned Edo Intra-City bus, otherwise known as the "COMRADE BUS".

The female bus drivers, 20 in number, were among the 59 that were trained for three months by the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC.


Apart from using the scheme to provide jobs for the teeming army of unemployed youths in the state, Governor Adams Oshiomhole also used it to demonstrate his conviction that female drivers are more sensitive to the plight of commuters, unlike their male counterparts. The Governor is also of the conviction that this drivers' scheme will go a long way in reducing the rate of accidents in the state.


Speaking during the passing out ceremony, Managing Director of the Intra-City Bus Service, Mrs. Edugie Agbonlanhor said: "It is expected that it will lead to high level service delivery and stem the tide of pilferage. We are also of the candid opinion that this development will become an enduring and sustainable employment strategy for the overall wellbeing and progress of the Intra City Bus Service".

She said that from the reactions of the public to the new scheme, and the ever abundant prayers for the person of the Comrade Governor by the passengers, "we can conveniently say in our opinion and without any doubt that there is no area of governance and delivery of democracy dividends that has surpassed the impact and deep appreciation of the Governor by the masses, than the provision of the Comrade Buses".

The public acceptability and popularity of the Intra City Service can be gleaned from available user statistics which show that within one year of commencement of business, the Comrade Buses recorded an average weekly turnover of 170,000 passengers and an average monthly turnover of 700,000 passengers with a total of about nine million passenger turnover in the period of October 2010 to September 2011, she said .


Within a year's period of its existence, the Comrade Bus project has apart from achieving the major objective and goal of alleviating transportation problems of the masses, also become a pacesetter among states that operate intra city bus services.

It is said to be the first to adopt the E-payment system to minimize cases of pilferage and the first in the country to train, employ and deploy female 42-seater bus drivers, which was the sole initiative of the Comrade Governor for women empowerment.

odumchi:
It might be "Dafid" since Steven is actually pronounced "Stefen" in Hebrew. But I was also thinking, isn't the name Daoda or Dauda?

My greatest phobia is to see a woman driver in my front. 99% of them know close to nothing about driving and most times they put other road users at high risk. I think it is high time the Govt should ban women drivers.
This absolutely my view. Period

Andre Uweh:
This is the way Kwarans want to be associated with, respect them.