Abeg, make we yarn about wetin dey happen for Obalende Bus Park for Lagos! Naija government dem don gather with MTN Nigeria, come dey plan big upgrade for this bus park wey don dey wear old slippers for too long.
Dem meet on Thursday for Lagos, gwan to talk how dem go change the whole place wey the bus plying passengers don dey use. Na public-private partnership, e mean say MTN go join hand with Lagos state government make we get beta transport hub for Obalende.
According to wetin dem talk for the meeting, this project go fit finish within 21 weeks from when dem go start am. No be small time abeg o, and dem wan make the place better by structuring am well. Dem dey plan three main things: Main Bus Park, Bus Park 2, and even some extra facilities like loading bay and park garden. Na wah!
Special Adviser to Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, talk say make dem use the space well – no space should waste! E talk say dem need functional facilities to make sure this whole project no go just be another story for ground. Wetin be the use of building if e no go fit carry all the commercial buses wey dey operate for Obalende?
Giwa even suggest say make dem fit create one technical committee wey go help dem run the whole matter smoothly. E insist say make transport union dey involved so everybody fit join body and get their own side of the gist.
As the meeting dey go, e no dey only Sola Giwa dey yan, other heavy weights dey ground gahring too. Olakunle Akodu, wey be Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, dey there; Mahamood Adegbite, wey be Permanent Secretary for Drainage Services, dey sharp sharp; and Bola Oladunjoye, wey be Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area, dey flex with dem.
Add ọzọ, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, wey dey manage Lagos State Waste Management Authority, dey put eye for the project, and Adetoun Popoola, wey be General Manager for Parks and Gardens too dey there. Na real star-studded meeting wey all the stakeholders don gather together to talk wetin go better for Lagos.
If dem fit carry this plan come true, wetin you think? Lagos go dey shine for transport matter, and passengers go dey enjoy beta ride! Abeg, make we dey watch as this project go unfold, no be so?
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