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Ogun state Governor Dapo Abiodun, has launched a WIFI internet enabled mass bus transit system for inter state and intra system transportation .
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony held at the Arcade ground, Governor’s office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital, said that the project was conceived a lot time ago and has now been delivered.
He added that the buses are not only fitted with WIFI and internet services but also boast of other gadgets that make transportation easy and fun filled.
Abiodun said that the bus transit was established in line with the transport master plan aimed at providing efficient and affordable means of moving people from one location to another.
The Governor, who spoke in company of the Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, said that his government was also developing a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes in conjunction with the Lagos State government under the Lagos-Ogun Joint Development Cooperation.
Other personalities at the event include Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Former Governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, among others.
According to him, the buses would move people from Abeokuta through Mowe, Magboro, Kara axis to Marina and Ifo as well as Ado Odo-Ota axis to Lagos, among others
.He said, “It is important to know that the whole essence of the transportation master plan is for us to efficiently move people either intra-state or inter-state. We are the industrial capital of this country and neighbour to the biggest economy, which is Lagos State. We see the cross border migration every day and the trouble our people go through.”
“Our transportation master plan has proffered suggestions and solutions for us to deal with this. Today, we are launching these mass transit buses. The pilot phase will start from Abeokuta and we will expand it to other cities”, the governor noted.
“This is why we have come up with a multi-modal Transportation Master Plan that we launch today. This transport policy takes into consideration the short, medium and long term approaches to the development of our transport sector. This will include road, rail, water and air transportation plans for the State”, he added.
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, lauded the state government for operating a purposeful government, he said the governor has indeed shown the he’s the people’s governor saying these achievements and projects will speak for him for many years to come.