Primero Transport Services Limited blames the poor services along the Ikorodu-TBS route on the high cost of diesel, saying that it will resume operations fully today, March 29th, 2022.
The transport services are the operators of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos State. The Head, Corporate Communications of the firm, Mr Mutiu Yekeen, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that: “Due to the recent spike in diesel prices across the country, Primero Transport Services, operator of Blue BRT from Ikorodu to TBS, use this medium to inform our commuters that there will be skeletal operations from March 26 to March 28. We will resume operations fully on Tuesday, March 29,” Yekeen said.
The Managing Director of the firm, Mr Fola Tinubu, was quoted as saying the spike in diesel price had affected Primero’s operations negatively. “We are currently running at a huge loss. The diesel price has gone up by over 200 per cent while there has not been an increase in fares or intervention from the government. We are struggling right now. We call on our esteemed commuters to bear with us at this period. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you.”
