President Bola Tinubu has released the names of companies that will be participating in the 50 per cent slash of inter-state transport fares.
Wakadaily reported that the president announced a 50% reduction, as well as free train rides for Nigerians starting Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, released the list of five companies whose passenger will get 50 per cent discount.
Onanuga via his X page wrote, “Participating companies in the FG’s plan to reduce the transport burden of travelling five million Nigerians:
1. GIG ( God is Good)
2. Chisco Transport
3. Young Shall Grow
4. God Bless Ezenwata
5. Area Motor.”
He also posted a document showing 28 routes the buses will run. Which include Lagos- Kano, Lagos-Abuja, Lagos-Kaduna-Zaria, Lagos-Jos, Lagos-Enugu, Lagos-Onitsha, Lagos-Owerri, Lagos-Aba, Lagos-Abakaliki, Lagos-Nsukka, Lagos-Uyo, Lagos-Port-Harcourt, Onitsha- Kano, Onitsha-Lagos.
Others are, Onitsha-Jos, Onitsha-Abuja, Onitsha-Sokoto, Onitsha-Gombe, Onitsha-Zakibam, PH-Owerri-Aba-Kano, Aba-Owerri-Abuja, Aba-Lagos, Abuja-Sokoto, Abuja – Lagos, Abuja-Onitsha-Owerri-Port-Harcourt, Abuja-Enugu-Abakaliki, Abuja-Gombe and Abuja-Kano.
