Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has issued guidelines for the operation of public transportation as part of the efforts to prevent spread of Covid-19, especially at motor parks and other public transportation related environment.
In the new guidelines, government said that all drivers and conductors should always wear hand gloves and face masks while in transit just as all passengers are also required to sanitize themselves before and after each trip.
The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Fredrick Oladehinde, said all transport operators/companies must sanitise their parks regularly and continuously (at least before and after each trip).
He said: “All transport operators/companies are expected to have at the entrance to their respective parks/garages, hand-washing equipment with soap and running water. All operators are expected to have alcohol-based sanitizers in their vehicles for the use of drivers, conductors and passengers.
“All operators are not allowed to over-crowd/over-load their vehicles at this point in time; passengers’ spacing must be fully observed. NCDC recommends that at least 2m (five feet) distance is required between anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness.”
The commissioner added that while standing was now prohibited in all the buses, all buses should be at 60 per cent capacity and not 100 per cent i.e. Danfo and other commercial buses.
He said: “No standing in all BRT and LBSL bus operations… All air conditioning systems in public transport be put off. All public transport operators/companies must have temperature reader to test each passenger before boarding the bus.
“All drivers and conductors should always wear hand gloves and face masks while in transit. All passengers are also required to sanitize themselves before and after each trip.
“Together, we can stop further spread of the virus in Lagos State and Nigeria.
“Passengers are also required to regularly wash their hands with soap and running water before and after each trip. Operators/companies and passengers are expected to report any suspected case of Covid-19 to the Ministry of Transportation or call 08000CORONA.
“Passengers are also expected to report any operator/company that does not comply with these guidelines to the monitoring officer at sight or write to the ministry, stating the vehicle registration number, park and time.”
