The President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari arrived Lagos in order to
start a two-day official visit to the commercial city of Nigeria.
The first place he visited was the Ikeja bus terminal.
President Buhari who was received at the Murtala Mohammed Airport by the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has commissioned the world-class bus terminal in Lagos
Buhari is on his way to Eko Convention centre, Victoria Island to attend and mark the 66th birthday of APC national leader and ex-governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The bus terminal which is situated behind the premises of the railway corporation and it is opposite the Murtala Muhammed International Airport will connect 22 routes and over 60, 000 people are expected to transit through the facility on a daily basis.
According to reports, there are 13 similar bus terminals being constructed across the state.
President Buhari who was received at the Murtala Mohammed Airport by the Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has commissioned the world-class bus terminal in Lagos
Buhari is on his way to Eko Convention centre, Victoria Island to attend and mark the 66th birthday of APC national leader and ex-governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The bus terminal which is situated behind the premises of the railway corporation and it is opposite the Murtala Muhammed International Airport will connect 22 routes and over 60, 000 people are expected to transit through the facility on a daily basis.
According to reports, there are 13 similar bus terminals being constructed across the state.
According
to reports, the terminal at Alapere, Ketu, and part of the state is
scheduled for commissioning today, while the terminal at Tafa Balewa
Square has also been completed and ready for commissioning.
The newly acquired buses by the Lagos state government will service
the terminals. It was gathered that the state has taken possession of
over 5,000 of the new buses. And there are reports that more of the
buses will be acquired in the course of the year.
The Ikeja Bus terminal is sitting on 10,000 square metres land space is equipped with Intelligent Transport System (ITS), Fully Air-conditioned Terminal, Food Court, Shops, Toilets, ATM Gallery, Free Wi-Fi, Electronically Controlled shades, among others.
Through the ITS, intending passengers can be informed of the departure time and arrival of the next bus which allows them to plan their movement.
The facility was designed and constructed by Planet Projects, an indigenous construction firm.
The Ikeja Bus terminal is sitting on 10,000 square metres land space is equipped with Intelligent Transport System (ITS), Fully Air-conditioned Terminal, Food Court, Shops, Toilets, ATM Gallery, Free Wi-Fi, Electronically Controlled shades, among others.
Through the ITS, intending passengers can be informed of the departure time and arrival of the next bus which allows them to plan their movement.
The facility was designed and constructed by Planet Projects, an indigenous construction firm.
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