A visit to most parks in Lagos on Sunday a day to Christmas confirm the high cost of transport fares within Lagos and to other parts of Nigeria.The transport fares has increased by almost 100 per cent due to the lingering fuel scarcity in Nigeria. A journey by bus which used to cost N1,500 from Lagos to Ibadan now cast N2500.
Lagos to Benin which used to cost N2,500 for non AC bus and N3,500 for AC bus now cost 5000 for non AC bus and N6,500 for AC bus.
From Lagos to Ekiti, Ilorin and Owo in Ondo State cost N5,000 for each route which uses to cost between N2,500 and N3,000.
From Lagos to Onitsha which used to cost between N4000 to N4,500 now cost N7,600.
Lagos to Abuja now cost N8,200 by Bus.
Lagos to Osun now cost N4,000 before now it used to be N2,500.
From Lagos to most Eastern parts to Port Harcourt cost between N7000 to N9,000 naira depending on which part of the eastern states you are travelling to.
Those travelling from Lagos to far away Northern states have to pay from N10,000 upward depending which part of the north you are travelling to.
Within Lagos metropolis, transporters have double their fared by 100 percent, where one used to pay N100 is now N200, N200 is now N400.
The transporters base their right of increasing transport fares on the lingering fuel scarcity as they claim that they buy their fuel from black market.
Lagos commuters who spoke to Nigerian Tribune said that they don’t blame the transporters instead the government for foisting this kind of Christmas sufferings on Nigerians at this festive period when things are supposed to be in order for Nigerians to enjoy the Christmas and new year holiday.
“We have to travel to see our loves one so we have no choice than to pay the high transport fares.” They said.
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