Diri inaugurates the Bayelsa transport system
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has launched the new state transportation program with 100 taxis and six luxury buses to ease the travel difficulties faced by commuters in the state.
It was while he reiterated the government's restriction on the nighttime operation of commercial tricycles in the metropolis of Yenagoa.
The unveiling of the transportation program follows complaints from residents who criticized the administration for banning commercial tricycle operations from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the Yenagoa area since April 20, after a violent clash between youths from the Yenizue-Epie community and Keke (tricycle) drivers that left people dead.
The government's decision forced many people to travel long distances to their destinations during restricted hours, even as the transportation problem in the state capital was made worse by the federal government's removal of fuel subsidies in May.
Speaking at the ceremony at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Diri said taxis and buses were his administration's initiative to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the state following the removal of the gasoline subsidy.
He noted that residents were struggling due to the federal government's fuel subsidy removal policy and said he believed the program would serve as a stopgap to boost the transportation sector.
The governor, who ceremonially tested some of the vehicles, reaffirmed that the restriction on commercial tricycles at night was still in effect and that taxis and buses were an effective replacement.
He said his administration had completed and inaugurated the Bayelsa State Transportation Terminal started by his predecessor, stressing that the launch of the transportation program would make the terminal functional.
Diri said, "It's another historic day as we launch this fleet of transport vehicles to relieve the suffering of our people. For those who cried over the ban on commercial tricycles at night, this is an effective replacement. The ban is still in effect, however.
"We now have taxis that will run in and around Yenagoa town to the Niger Delta University in Amassoma, the airport, the Federal University, Otuoke and other towns."
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Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has launched the new state transportation program with 100 taxis and six luxury buses to ease the travel difficulties faced by commuters in the state.
It was while he reiterated the government's restriction on the nighttime operation of commercial tricycles in the metropolis of Yenagoa.
The unveiling of the transportation program follows complaints from residents who criticized the administration for banning commercial tricycle operations from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the Yenagoa area since April 20, after a violent clash between youths from the Yenizue-Epie community and Keke (tricycle) drivers that left people dead.
The government's decision forced many people to travel long distances to their destinations during restricted hours, even as the transportation problem in the state capital was made worse by the federal government's removal of fuel subsidies in May.
Speaking at the ceremony at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall, Diri said taxis and buses were his administration's initiative to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the state following the removal of the gasoline subsidy.
He noted that residents were struggling due to the federal government's fuel subsidy removal policy and said he believed the program would serve as a stopgap to boost the transportation sector.
The governor, who ceremonially tested some of the vehicles, reaffirmed that the restriction on commercial tricycles at night was still in effect and that taxis and buses were an effective replacement.
He said his administration had completed and inaugurated the Bayelsa State Transportation Terminal started by his predecessor, stressing that the launch of the transportation program would make the terminal functional.
Diri said, "It's another historic day as we launch this fleet of transport vehicles to relieve the suffering of our people. For those who cried over the ban on commercial tricycles at night, this is an effective replacement. The ban is still in effect, however.
"We now have taxis that will run in and around Yenagoa town to the Niger Delta University in Amassoma, the airport, the Federal University, Otuoke and other towns."
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