Nigerians have opposed the fare announced by the Federal Government for the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge rail line, which begins operations today.
Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi had announced, on Friday, that tickets for the route would be N3,000 for Economy Class, N5,000 for Business Class and N6,000 for First Class.
But, Nigerian commuters have expressed their disapproval on Twitter since the announcement was made, they criticized the government for fixing “inordinately high fares”
They pointed out that Lagos to Ibadan rail line is going to be used, mostly by the masses, majority of whom cannot afford the fares.
According to them, the fare for the Lagos-Ibadan, and vice versa, by road, is N1,000, which is far cheaper than the Economy Class fare of the rail line.
A twitter user with the handle @Naija_PR, said: “How can rail transport cost N3,000 from Lagos to Ibadan? Who are the people advising these ogas? Your closest competitor is road transport. Why can’t they cut this price by half? Half the price and you are in business.”
Yet, another Twitter user, AkureCityHunter, with the handle @AkureCityHunter, said: “I will pay N3k from Lagos to Ibadan and I’d still be in the economy? Well, that economy better have a PS5, free Netflix and some KFC delicacies.”
