THE Lagos State Government has terminated the franchise it issued to the National Union of Road Transport Workers to operate a Bus Rapid Transit scheme between Mile 12 and CMS corridor of the state.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, on Thursday said the government decided to terminate the franchise agreement because of non-compliance with operational plans stipulated in the franchise by the First BRT Cooperative (FBC), owned by the NURTW.
He said, “The termination of the franchise agreement with the operator is sequel to breaches of the BRT Service Level Agreement (SLA) it signed with the state government. We have been talking with FBC for years to ensure the SLA was adhered to, all to no avail.
“Though the SLA requires a one-month notice prior to its termination, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, custodian of the agreement, gave a three-month notice, which the operator failed to honour.”
He added that the government’s decision had been communicated to the operator, saying the FBC lacked the ability to offer good public transport services to commuters on the BRT corridor.
“This has led to incessant complaints by members of the public over poor services provided by the operator and the deployment of vehicles not safe for use.
"The disappointment of the FBC to conform to the terms of the establishment assention has prompted travelers encountering poor administration quality embodied by broad holding up time and enduring utilization of run down and dangerous transports," he included.
"The disappointment of the FBC to conform to the terms of the establishment assention has prompted travelers encountering poor administration quality embodied by broad holding up time and enduring utilization of run down and dangerous transports," he included.
The official said that the breaks, which the administrator had enjoyed and neglected to cure in spite of being told of them, had made the state government to choose to arrange the administrator out of the passage in light of a legitimate concern for the general population.
The NURTW, be that as it may, begged Ambode to win on LAMATA to repeal its choice.
It expressed in a letter tended to the senator that the activity could prompt the loss of occupations for 1,000 laborers included in the BRT operation.
The letter, which was marked by the NURTW state Chairman, Mr. Tajudeen Agbede, additionally noticed that the union would think that its hard to satisfy a N1.6bn credit assention it went into with Ecobank in 2014 to encourage the buy of 100 transports for the plan.
It read partially, "Sir, we are arguing for your comprehension on this circumstance. We are prepared to work with different administrators on that passage for the advantage of Lagos suburbanites."
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