The Lagos State Government has barred big commercial buses, popularly called Molue, from operating on Lagos Island. The government explained that it also
did not expect the buses to ply Third Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges,
adding that operating in the Central Business District had become
history for the buses. A statement from the Lagos State Traffic
Management Authority on Thursday said the move was to ensure adequate
monitoring of the operations of commercial vehicles and compliance with
traffic rules and regulations.
The statement said the General Manager
of LASTMA, Mr. Babatunde Edu, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting
with branch chairmen of the Lagos Urban Bus Owners Association of
Nigeria, the operators of Molue buses in the state . Edu said, “This directive had become
effective since August, 2012, but Lagos State Government, being a
responsive and responsible government which believes in enlightenment
before enforcement, decided to shift the enforcement to September 2013.
“LASTMA officials have been mandated to ensure strict compliance and impound any Molue that is found to have flouted the directive after September 4, 2013.”
The General Manager told the operators
that the government had not banned them, therefore they could perform
their operations in any other parts of the state apart from the
restricted areas.
Edu said, “The government has not banned the operations of Molue in the state. Rather, it has restricted their operations to areas like Orile, Iyana Ipaja, Mile 2 and Mile 12.” He said the prohibited routes included Iddo, Ebute Ero, Apongbon, Obalende, Idumota and CMS. The leader of the team, Mr. Taofeek
Adesina, commended the government for its effort to restore sanity and
order in the state and pledged the readiness of his union to support the
new cause. 
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