Lagos state govt to phase out Danfo

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to dissolve the yellow buses popularly known as Danfo in line with the transportation redevelopment of the state.

State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said this during a virtual meeting on Thursday, February 4, 2021.


According to Mr Oladeinde the yellow buses (danfo) are not conducive for the state hence would be replaced with blue buses.

“We are reforming the bus sector and over time, Lagos will phase out the yellow buses because the yellow buses are not conducive for a mega city like Lagos. That is why we are coming with blue buses you see around.

We are inviting the private sector to participate in the provision of public transport services. We are also deploying technology just to ensure that we can up our game in terms of efficiency,” Oladeinde said.

The State Commissioner mentioned that there will be provision of bus parks in Igamu and Ogun. This move he said is to put an end to the Apapa gridlock.

“Lagos State in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority invited a concessionaire and that concessionaire developed an Eto app that will be deployed February 27, 2021.

Lagos State has committed 31 hectares of land in Iganmu called the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Truck Park to complement what is at Lilypond and we are talking to the Ogun State Government to secure a land in Ogere,” he said.