THE PHASING OUT OF LAGOS MOLUE

A Mulue Bus

The end seems to be in sight for the popular commercial big buses in Lagos State called Molue, as the Lagos State Government has barred Molue from operating on Lagos Island. The government explained that it also did not expect the buses to ply  Third Mainland, Eko and Carter bridges, adding that operating in the Central Business District had become history for the buses.

General Manager of LASTMA  Babatunde Edu, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting with branch chairmen of the Lagos Urban Bus Owners Association of Nigeria, the operators of Molue buses in the state . Edu said the directive should have started in August 2012, but for proper enlightenment the Lagos State Government, decided to shift the enforcement to September 2013.

Masquerade234 gathered that LASTMA officials have been mandated to ensure strict compliance and impound any Molue that is found to have flouted the directive after September 4, 2013.

The General Manager told the operators that the government had not banned them, therefore they could perform their operations in any other parts of the state apart from the restricted areas. Areas they are restricted to includes like Orile, Iyana Ipaja, Mile 2 and Mile 12.”

While the prohibited routes included Iddo, Ebute Ero, Apongbon, Obalende, Idumota and CMS.

So if you've been out of Lagos State for a while, the popular big yellow and black buses Molue would no longer be part of the popular sight and sound of Lagos State.