The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said there were plans to remove yellow buses, popularly known as danfo, from Lagos roads.

This was made known at the 14th annual lecture of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) at the Muson Centre in Onikan with the theme, ‘Living Well Together, Tomorrow: The Challenge of Africa’s Future Cities,’ Ambode admitted that the danfo transport system in Lagos was not acceptable and befitting of a megacity.

According to the governor, this development is necessary for the creation of more efficient, well-structured and world-class mass transport system that would facilitate ease of movement within the city.

He expressed, “When I wake up in the morning and see all the yellow buses, okadas (motorcycles) and all kinds of tricycles, I feel that the claim that we are a megacity is not true. We must acknowledge that it is a faulty connectivity that we are running.

“We have to look for a solution and that is why we want to banish yellow buses this year. We must address the issue of connectivity that makes people to move around with ease and that is where we are going.”

The governor said the main objective of his administration was the growth of the Lagos economy from fifth to the third largest economy in Africa.

He added that judging by the population projection of Nigeria by 2050, now is the time for the country to start building its cities to conform with modern trend.