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The Lagos state government says it will deploy 65 additional buses to carter to the growing transport demands of residents of the state on roads affected by the okada ban.

The release of the buses is part of the palliative measure put in place by the state government to mitigate the gruelling impact of the ban.

The state government commenced implementation of okada and tricycle ban in 15 local councils on February 1 — after a previous announcement.

The action has led to an hike in transport fare by commercial bus operators.

Addressing journalists on Sunday, Idowu Oguntona, chief executive officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited, said 65 additional buses would be deployed on some roads affected by the ban.

He said the state government made the decision to help fill in the vacuum created by the restriction order.

He said the buses would operate along Ikeja – Ogba route with a fare of N100; Berger – Ogba with a fare of N100; Ikeja – CMS with a fare of N200 and Oshodi – Ajah corridor with a fare of N500.

Other routes to be covered include Obalende – Ajah with a fare of N250; CMS – Ajah with a fare of N250 and Inner Marina – Ajah with a fare of N250.

Oguntona said commuters would enjoy the comfort of riding on the new buses, thereby reducing stress and saving them of exploitation from commercial drivers. He added that more buses would be deployed by the company soon