Passengers scrambling for space in luxury buses at Ifesinachi Bus terminal, Jibowu, Yaba, Lagos
Travelers came out Friday morning only to be confronted by scarcity of vehicles to convey them to their various destinations.
Surprisingly, travellers came in large numbers one day after New Year festivities. The traditional period that people especially those from South East and South South areas of the country travel for Christmas and New year festivities is alusually between 20 December and the New Year eve.
Commuters had gone to major bus stations owned by Peace Mass Transit, Auto a Star, Ifesinachi, The Young Shall Grow, Chisco, only to be confronted by reality of scarcity of vehicles.
Some of the travellers expressed surprise saying that they did not border to make advanced booking because the had assumed that there would be no pressure of any kind about securing space in their choice passenger vehicles to convey them home.
Many it was learnt were forced to postpone their trips till Saturday while other had to scramble for spaces in available buses.
A worker in Ifesinachi Transport Company told our correspondent that the scarcity was caused by two factors: unexpected surge in passengers traveling home; and the fact that many transport companies had granted holiday to their drivers.
Transport fares as expected jumped by about 50 percent as travellers paid between N4000 to N5000 for journeys that traditionally cost between 2,500 to N3500. Transport Company
Travelers came out in Lagos Friday morning only to be confronted by scarcity of vehicles to convey them to their various destinations.
Surprisingly, travellers came in large numbers one day after New Year festivities. The traditional period that people especially those from South East and South South areas of the country travel for Christmas and New year festivities is usually between 20 December and the New Year eve.
But travellers had gone to major bus stations owned by Peace Mass Transit, Auto a Star, Ifesinachi, The Young Shall Grow, Chisco, only to be confronted by reality of scarcity of vehicles.
Some of ye travellers expressed surprise saying that they did not border to make advanced booking because they had assumed that there would be no pressure of any kind about securing space in their choice passenger-vehicles to convey them home.
Many it was learnt were forced to postpone their trips till Saturday while other had to scramble for spaces in available buses.
A worker in Ifesinachi Transport Company told our correspondent that the scarcity was caused by two factors: unexpected surge in passengers traveling home; and the fact that many transport companies had granted holiday to their drivers.
Transport fares as expected jumped by about 50 percent as travellers paid between N4000 to N5000 for journeys that traditionally cost between 2,500 to N3500.
