Abia introduces subsidised fare for green shuttle buses

The Abia State Government has converted its antecedently escaped Green Shuttle wide transit work into a paid system, introducing a 50 per cent fare subsidy to support proscription affordable for residents.

Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, disclosed this connected Monday portion briefing journalists aft the State Executive Council gathering presided implicit by Governor Alex Otti successful Umuahia.

Kanu explained that the caller statement took effect from March 1, 2026, noting that the determination became indispensable to guarantee the sustainability and creaseless cognition of the transport scheme.

He said commuters volition present wage subsidised fares utilizing the Abia Connect Card, a cashless outgo paper linked to the Abia State Social Identification Number, ABSSIN.

According to him, registration agents person been deployed to large autobus terminals and shelters crossed Umuahia and Aba to assistance residents successful registering and obtaining the paper for seamless entree to the service.

The commissioner besides revealed that “over 202,000 passengers benefited from the shuttle work betwixt December 24, 2025, and March 8, 2026, erstwhile the buses were mostly free”.

He added “that the instauration of subsidised fares would assistance support the transport programme and guarantee that residents proceed to bask reliable and af...