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BRT – Lessons from Nigeria
By
Dr. Dayo Mobereola
Former MD LAMATA

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 BRT started in 2008 (with 1st phase planning
& implementation completed in 18 months)
and extended in 2015
 35.5km Corridor (Phase1-22kms & Phase2 -
13.5kms) – at a cost of USD 1,700,000/km
 About 75% dedicated segregation from
Ikorodu – TBS
 Bilateral & Median Operations
 5 Terminals, 2 standard Depots
 45 bus stops/stations
 200,000 passengers/ day
 10,000 pphpd (passengers per hour per
direction) service capacity
 Franchised as a single corridor and
Operations from TBS - Ikorodu
 Operations with 434 buses with average
speed of 30 km/h
 Paper tickets and Electronic Fare collection
system (pilot)
 Intelligent Transport System (ITS)
Implementation throughout the state
BRT: TBS- Ikorodu
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Ownership Structure
LAMATA BRT PHASE I BRT PHASE II
 Has the power by
law to implement
BRT in Lagos
 Design and
constructed the
BRT infrastructure
 Signed the
franchise
agreement with
the operator
 Regulate/monitor
the SLA
 Operations was by
the private sector-
Transport Union
 The Transport union
Cooperative brought
the first 100 buses
 Leased 120 buses
 Maintained the
buses
 Collected fares
 Contract Terminated
 Concept, design, and
infrastructure
development by
LAMATA
 Private company
bought the 434
buses
 Currently operating
phase1 & 2
 Maintaining the
buses
 Fare collection
LESSON LEARNED: 1) Well defined roles for incumbent minibus operators
2) Introduce reforms incrementally – build on initial success
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Institutional Coordination
Challenge
Stakeholders
Lesson Learned
Consensus of stakeholders of urban transport in Lagos:
 Political Leaders
 Government Agencies (LASTMA, KAI, MOT)
 Financial Institutions
 Transport Consultants & Private Sector
 End Users/Commuters
 Media
Strong Political
Support
Leadership
within LAMATA
Gain Trust of
Different
stakeholders
Continuous manpower
development within the
Union
Union involvement &
participation
Without the buy-in of all stakeholders, it
would have been difficult to implement the
BRT successfully
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 The informal sector in the public transport sub-sector of Lagos State
comprises of:
 RTEAN (represent the bus employers)
 NURTW (represent the drivers)
 Largest union with over 80% of the members that make up the
informal sector
 LABOA (represent high capacity bus owners)
 The unions have been in transport operation for over 40 years and provide
95% of public transport services in Lagos
 The unions have invested in bus acquisition:
 High capacity buses
 Mini buses
 The unions operate from various motor parks
 The different unions have assigned for themselves different public transport
corridors in Lagos State
Getting a Consensus
WithouttheUnionscomingtogetheritbecameimpossible
toimplementtheBRTleadingto1)Lossofrevenue2)
Lossofcontrol3)lossofpoliticalrelevance
LESSON LEARNED: Get all the unions to form a cooperative and run the scheme
under one umbrella
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Importance of Technical and Political
Champions
 Without a political champion probability of a successful BRT
implementation is low
 Large projects create positive impression for politicians
 LAMATA used a consensus based approach to bring about
long term benefits
 For Lagos, the governor of Lagos state in 2003 (Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu) was convinced and committed to an
integrated transport system
 With the success of the BRT scheme, governor Fashola
continued the project to extend the corridor and start the Lite
rail project
 Large projects create positive impression for Politicians
 LAMATA used a consensus based approach to bring about long
term benefits by being the Technical Champion.
 For Lagos, the Governor of Lagos state in 2003 (Asiwaju Bola
Ahmed Tinubu) was convinced and committed to an integrated
transport system and in 2006 approved the BRT Lite.
 2007-2015 Governor Fashola continued the project to extend
the corridor to Ikorodu.
 2015-Present Governor Ambode implemented ITS on the BRT
buses
 Without Technical and Political Champions probability of implementing a
successful BRT implementation is low.
 Political champions can be created (by demonstrating success) if not born
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Think Public Transport
 Use BRT as a leverage to bring about broader
institutional, organizational, financial, and
technological reforms in the city’s public
transport system
 Plan on developing a PT network (and
hierarchy) and not just a corridor
 Sustainability—financial and technical is
critical. Learn globally but develop “home
grown” solutions
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Thank You