Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Sunday launched 100 ultra-modern buses and 50 taxis with the aim of boosting transportation activities within Kano metropolis and its environs.
The 1st phase of the mass transit is on a N2.5 billion public-private partnership arrangement.
Ganduje while speaking at the grand Launch of the vehicles held at Kano Pillars Stadium said the initiative was conceived as part of the resolve of his administration to transform Kano to a mega city considering its cosmopolitan nature and blossoming population.
He added that for efficiency to be ensured, the vehicles would be run by private operators.
According to him, the present administration had invested huge resources in the process to transform the city in line with what was obtained globally.
He disclosed that with the introduction of the befitting mass transit system passengers roaming the nooks and crannies of Kano would be greatly assisted in reaching their respective destinations.
The tricycle operators would be restricted to operate within the vicinity of the main roads. Our quest for transforming Kano can only be realistic when a functional transportation system is institutionalised.
”Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the committee at the launch, Alhaji Rabiu Sulieman Bichi described the initiative as a good omen for people battling with transportation hiccups.
