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Luxury bus operators commence full implementation of 50% fare discount

The Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON), the operators of long-distance mass transit inter-state bus services nationwide, has reassured the traveling public that its members have initiated the complete implementation of the 50 percent fare reduction approved by President Bola Tinubu.

In a joint statement signed by ALBON President Nonso Ubajaka and Secretary Frank Nneji, it was affirmed that member vehicles are now collecting 50 percent of the applicable fares on the routes announced by the Federal Government when the presidential gesture was declared on Wednesday. The special fare discount, in effect from Thursday, December 21, 2023, will conclude on January 4, 2024.

Passengers traveling during this festive period are encouraged to avail themselves of the President’s generous gesture aimed at reducing their transportation costs to various destinations.

The listed routes include trips from Lagos to major cities in the north, south-east, and south-south, such as Kano, Abuja, Kaduna, Zaria, Jos, Onitsha, Owerri, Enugu, Nsukka, Abakailiki, Aba, Uyo, and Port Harcourt, among others. Also covered are routes from Onitsha to Lagos and various destinations in the north, including Kano, Abuja, Sokoto, Jos, and Gombe, as well as Aba-Owerri-Abuja, and Aba-Lagos. Passengers departing Abuja to Maiduguri, Sokoto, Lagos, Onitsha/Owerri/Port Harcourt, Enugu/Abakaliki, Kano, and Gombe routes will also pay only half of the current fares.

Participating companies include Young Shall Grow Nig Ltd, Chisco Transport Ltd, Izuchukwu Transport Nig. Ltd, ABC Transport Plc, GUO Transport Ltd, God Bless Ezewanta Nig. Ltd, SD Express Ltd, Welfare Transport Nig. Ltd, Ifesinachi Transport Nig. Ltd, E Ekesons Nig. Ltd, Ifeanyi Chukwu Industries & Commercial Ltd, Bonnyway Motor Ltd, Delta Express Ltd, and God Is Good Motors Ltd.

The listed operators involved in the fare discount “are providing 11,118 seats per day for the duration of the exercise,” which concludes on January 4, 2024.

The release also expressed gratitude to the Federal Government and President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the initiative and commended the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Senator Ahmed Saad Alkali, for ensuring the full implementation of the fare reduction during the festive period, marking the dawn of “Renewed Hope for us in the luxury bus industry and our numerous passengers nationwide.”