EndSARS: Why Lagos hasn’t replaced burnt BRT buses – Deputy Gov Hamzat

The Lagos State Government has attributed its nonaccomplishment to regenerate each the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, buses destroyed during the #EndSARS unrest to the crisp summation successful the outgo of purchasing caller vehicles.

The authorities Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, gave the mentation on Thursday during a question-and-answer league connected Nigeria Info FM, wherever helium addressed concerns implicit the existent authorities of nationalist proscription successful Lagos.

Hamzat said the BRT buses had outgo the authorities astir N80m each erstwhile they were purchased, but that the terms had since climbed to astir N280m per vehicle.

According to him, the important emergence successful acquisition costs had made it hard for the authorities to regenerate the buses destroyed during the 2020 protests.

“During #EndSARS, if you recall, 200 of those buses were burnt. We bought those buses astatine that clip for 80 cardinal per bus. Now, it’s astir 280 cardinal per one,” Hamzat said.

He explained that the authorities had besides factored the property of its existing fleet into its proscription planning, with immoderate buses expected to beryllium withdrawn aft 7 oregon 8 years of operation.

However, the lawman politician said the authorities had not been capable to regenerate the buses mislaid during the unrest, a concern helium linked to the shortage of BRT vehicles cur...