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Bus conductors operating in Lagos State, Nigeria are to start wearing uniforms, name tags and badges for easy identification as from March. Mr. Israel Adeshola, the National President of Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN), an association of commuters buses conductors in the country, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. He said the Lagos State Government has approved the measures.
Adeshola said that the use of badges and wearing of uniforms by over 3,000 bonafide members got the approval of the state government on Monday.
“We are in collaboration with Lagos State Government on the issue of badges and uniforms for commercial conductors, which was finalised on Monday.
“This is because we don’t want to start without the government’s approval. So by first week of March, we will roll them out,’’ he said.
Adeshola explained that the introduction of uniforms, name tags and badges had become necessary to enforce decorum and ensure safety of duly registered members and members of the public.
According to him, with the vital information on the badge, any conductor involved in crime can easily be identified and apprehended.
The national president explained that the novel idea was being experimented in Lagos State before other states can take a cue.
Source: NAN
