Lagos govt terminates BRT franchise from Mile 12-CMS corridor

The Lagos state government has directed the relocation of the operations of the 1st BRT Cooperative run by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council, from Mile 12 to CMS Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor with immediate effect.

The termination of the franchise agreement with the operator is sequel to breaches of the BRT operations Service Level Agreement (SLA) it signed with the state government, despite years of discussions and engagement to ensure the SLA was adhered to.

Though the SLA requires a one-month notice prior to its termination, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), custodian of the agreement, had indeed given a three-month notice, which the operator failed to honour.

Lagos state government’s decision, which was communicated to the operator on Wednesday, was premised on the inability of the operator to offer good public transport services to commuters on the BRT corridor.

This had led to incessant complaints by members of the public over poor services provided by the operator and the deployment of vehicles adjudged to be unsafe for use by the commuting public.