The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that the yellow buses famously known as ‘danfo’ would not be scrapped as earlier reported, but would instead be remodeled to conform with modern standards.
It should be recalled that the state Commissioner for Transportation, Frederick Oladeinde, said the yellow buses do not have a place in the state’s transportation master plan and suggesting that they would soon be scrapped by the administration of Sanwo-Olu.
During a recent interview with Channels TV, Governor Sanwo-Olu said it would be unfair to scrap ‘danfos’ as they have served the residents of Lagos for a very long time.
He said: “It will be unfair for us. These are important stakeholders. They served our citizens. They served Lagosians for a long time. It became the print of Lagos, the yellow buses.
“Let’s be very creative. Let’s see how we can remodel them without scrapping them out. We are collaborating with them. You know that our citizens now deserve newer models of cars.”
While talking about the mass transit buses that were vandalised during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020, the Governor said the state government is currently liaising with a local bus manufacturing company to replace the burnt buses. He said though the buses were insured, the insurance did not cover “unforeseen circumstances”.
He said: “Absolutely, we are trying to replenish them, we have started the compensation and the interesting thing is that we are working with a local bus manufacturing company.
“And it is going to come almost with the same specifications of the ones that were unfortunately destroyed so that Lagosians can have the same feel of the buses.
“They were insured. Insurance will never cover you 100 percent.”
