SANWO-OLU LAUNCHES TECH-DRIVEN LAGOS RIDE TAXI SCHEME, ROLLS OUT 1,000 BRAND-NEW CARS


 

•‘Initiative optimises technology for safety, offers alternative for comfort’ - Gov


•Ride-hailing drivers embrace scheme, say all scepticism addressed


 

A safe, comfortable and modernised taxi scheme has taken off in Lagos State, with the rollout of the first batch of 1,000 brand-new GAC-branded automobiles by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday.


The scheme, codenamed “LAGOS RIDE”, was launched at a well-attended ceremony held at the State House in Alausa.


The ride hailing taxi initiative, which is being operated on a lease-to-own basis, is a component of the State Government’s multimodal transportation blueprint being executed under the Traffic Management and Transportation pillar of the THEMES agenda of the Sanwo-Olu administration.


The initiative is a partnership between Lagos State-owned IBILE Holding Limited and CIG Motors Company Limited, with the objective to provide clean and reliable means of taxis movement across the metropolis at affordable cost, using brand-new vehicles.

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