The National President of the Bus Conductors Association of
Nigeria, BCAN, Comrade Israel Ade Adeshola through the Lagos State
ministry of transportation said it would employ 1000 graduates from
different Universities as Bus Conductors.
Comrade Adeshola in an interview with Vanguard also disclosed that
the new policy of the Lagos state government under the leadership of
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is collaborating with the association to give
Bus Conducting profession a new look.
According to him, “presently Lagos state government through the
Lagos State Drivers Institute, LASDRI is training and accrediting
conductors in the state, adding that after the training the graduands
would be employed as Bus Conductors and would be on the payroll of the
government with a salary worth of N50,000 per month.
“The objective is to make the job of bus conducting attractive, respected and dignified as obtainable globally”, he said.
Adeshola explained that there is a project in the pipeline by the
state government to change the face of transportation system to enhance
security and also provide employment opportunity in the state.
Speaking on the vision of the association, he said, since the
establishment in 2008, it has been working relentlessly with the federal
government through the national assembly as well as some state
governments to establish its presence.
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