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Two weeks after, Ojodu LCDA's free public transport scheme yet to take off

On Monday, The Record visited the LCDA office in Oke-Ira to get an update on the transport scheme.

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A cross-section of buses at the Ojodu Local Development Council in Oke-Ira. These buses have been earmarked for a free public transport scheme. Credit: Omon Okhuevbie / Ikeja Record
A cross-section of buses at the Ojodu Local Development Council in Oke-Ira. These buses have been earmarked for a free public transport scheme. Credit: Omon Okhuevbie / Ikeja Record

More than two weeks after the Chairman of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Segun Odunmbaku announced the delivery of buses for a free public transport scheme, the program is yet to fully take off.

On Monday, The Record visited the LCDA office in Oke-Ira to get an update on the transport scheme and answers to the lingering questions posed in our last report, 

The Director of the Ojodu LCDA Information Unit, Mrs. Bukola Bankole refused to disclose the cost of the free public transport scheme. However, she confirmed that the scheme is fully funded by the local government. 

According to Mrs. Bankole, the free transport scheme will be “free for the first three months.”

The Record noticed that the number of buses in the Ojodu LCDA parking lot had reduced since our previous visit on July 25. There were a total nu…

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