Lagos to phase out danfo, molue in transport masterplan

Lagos State government has disclosed plans to phase out yellow buses also known as ‘danfo’ or ‘molue’ in the state.

This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde in a virtual forum on Thursday.

He said this was in accordance with the transportation masterplan of the state and they would be replaced by blue buses under the bus rapid transit (BRT) scheme.

“We are reforming the bus sector and over time, Lagos will phase out the yellow buses because the yellow buses are not conducive for a mega city like Lagos. That is why we are coming with blue buses you see around.

We are inviting the private sector to participate in the provision of public transport services. We are also deploying technology just to ensure that we can up our game in terms of efficiency,” Oladeinde says.

Oladeinde also addressed the Apapa gridlock and disclosed the plans of the government to ease the gridlock.

“Lagos State in collaboration with the Nigerian Port Authority invited a concessionaire, and that concessionaire developed an Eto app that will be deployed February 27.

“Lagos State has committed 31 hectares of land in Iganmu called the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Truck Park to complement what is at Lilypond and we are talking to the Ogun State Government to secure a land in Ogere,” he said