OPINION BY TOPE FASUA: Why Lagride must immediately retire Uber and Bolt in Lagos | TheCable
is perfect. So many people rushing in one direction on a daily basis could result in huge snarl-ups. In fact, the traffic snarls in Lagos are nowhere near what is seen in many cities in China, Japan, UK or US. And the deployment of entities like LASTMA means that we have thinking people in government there that are ready to solve local problems using local solutions.’ problem of which guber contestants complained just a few months ago during the campaign.
Lagos is changing. Lagos has changed, It’s the only city in Nigeria where you are likely to find some functioning traffic lights. In fact, Lagos is the first city that returned to the idea of traffic lights after they had been abandoned nationwide. With the surging crowds in Lagos, the administrators work hard daily to ensure things do not break down entirely.
But what concerns me today is LagRide. This is the rideshare idea put together by the government of Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Without as much as advertisements, this idea promises to tell a different story of that city. When I discussed this with someone, he said Lagos might be heading towards being a Dubai with the LagRide idea. So, LagRide are these white-and-blue taxis that operate under some public-private partnership with the Lagos state government.
Uber and Bolt drivers in Nigeria now get up to all sorts of pranks – they show up with cars totally different from what is listed, and what is worse, in the Lagos local airport , they routinely frustrate riders by picking and canceling your ride simply to obtain your phone number and names through the app and then negotiate much higher prices with you after having taken you off the radar. I had written about this very recentlyand exactly nothing happened.
And this is where LagRide comes in. Unlike Uber and Bolt, I think for now there is still the fear of officialdom. These are taxis emblazoned with Lagos state colors, so the drivers seem to be behaving themselves. They hardly cancel on you once they accept your request. They have no reason to. The arrangements ensure that they are incentivized to pick rides and record their movements officially. The cars are fairly new.
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