FCTA Approves N500m for Purchase of High Capacity Buses

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved the sum of N500 million for the purchase of high capacity buses, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

 

The Secretary, FCT Transportation Secretariat, Mr Jonathan Ivoke, said that the fund was approved by the administration for the Abuja Urban Mass Transit Company (AUMTCO) to purchase the buses.

 

This, he said, was in line with the administration’s effort to meet the growing need of commuters in the FCT.

 

He revealed that there were 300 high capacity buses plying different routes in the FCT. “The provision of mass transit in any city is done with high capacity buses to convey many passengers at a go,” he said.

 

The secretary further stated that the administration will soon distribute 180 taxis as part of the second batch of the FCT SURE-P programme.