Molue to be banned in Lagos, says Fashola
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Lagos State government is working hard to re-brand the state to attract foreign investments.
Governor Babatunde Fashola disclosed this at an interactive session with media executives on weeken in Ikeja.He said that the new image would be devoid of the use of the Molue (a commercial bus) as a symbol to represent the city.
Fashola expressed regret that Lagos had over the years been portrayed internationally as a city of crime with nothing positive to show.
"With such portrayals, an economic hub such as Lagos could neither attract serious investors nor investments,’’ he noted.
The governor said that crimes were not peculiar to Lagos, noting that even those countries which advertised only their renowned tourism icons and institutions had their own sleazy communities.
Fashola, who also spoke on the current federal structure in the country, argued that the Federal Government had no constitutional powers to lord it over the states since it derived its powers from them.
According to him, the people who make up the country belong to the states which constitute corporate Nigeria, noting that if these people were not there, then there could be no federal government.
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They toyed with banning Okada in the last administration too. Don't they realise that a good percentage of Lagosians don't have cars?!! I took a molue down to work this morning. Anyways, Mr Fashola has to provide these
- An equal amount of buses to replace the Molues
- An alternative way of getting income for Molue drivers and conductors
short of this, it will be another good policy that failed at the implementation stage.
1. There should be a plan to provide alternatives for Molue users.
2. Molue is not the problem in itself. It is an effect of a main problem -- bad development planning and absence of a modern and effective transportation system (road,water,rail,air).
3. Most importantly, when you think of Lagos what comes to your mind? Yellow Molues! I think it is a great identity of Lagos and should still be retained though not the rickety ones. They really are beautiful when new. Why are some European countries beautiful and hot travel spots? This is because they retained some relics of the past and aligned it to their goal of creating a contemporary modern cities that lures tourists.
One of the major headaches of Lagos is the menace of the rickety molue and danfo buses. Taking along side the beautification drive, Lagos is being transformed but my fear is poor maintenance culture and lack of continuity typical of Nigerian government at all levels.
If the billions used in getting the BRT buses to Lagos could be channeled into standardizing the molue body building plants, wouldn't that be a step towards developing a more vibrant economy?
This to me sounds like a business idea, Ban, molue so the major shareholders of LAG Buses can smile to the bank...
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