The Honourable Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali, has kicked off the 2024 Yuletide Road Transportation Palliative off.
He has directed the Leadership of Road Transportation Unions – Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), God is Good Motors (GIGM), and Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) to ensure that their palliative buses are moved to the designated loading points early on the 24th December, 2024 to begin moving Nigerians who seek to take advantage of the Road Transport to join their loved ones across the country for Christmas (2024) and New Year Day (2025).
Alkali expressed regrets that the scheme is taking off late, stating that the delay is due to some logistic issues, which have now been largely sorted.
Nigerians who intend to use this scheme from Abuja will take off from Eagle Square by 6.00 a.m., while those who are taking off from Lagos are to use Oshodi Terminal 3 for those going Northern routes and Oshodi Terminal 2 for those going Southern routes. Time for daily take-off is 6 a.m. However, some of the participating luxury buses are taking off by 6-7p.m. daily from Oshodi, Lagos.
Passengers intending to take advantage of the Yuletide Road Transportation Palliative should note that they will be required to pay 50% of the cost that they will otherwise pay.
The Management of Federal Ministry of Transportation has further advised that Nigerians should please avoid rushing in the face of the limited numbers of vehicles designated for the 2024 Yuletide Bus Palliative to avoid unpleasant experiences.
144 routes from Abuja and Lagos to all State Capitals except Anambra, which will be Onitsha with 708 vehicles have planned for the 2024 Yuletide Road Transport Palliative.
Kicking off on Tuesday, 24th of December, 2024, and running till Sunday, 5th January 2025, means that the scheme will last for 13 days, Alkali stated.
It should be recalled that the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is already running 100% free-train ride on its 6 corridors across the country.
For the 2024 Yuletide and New Year (Up to 5th of January, 2025), it is hoped that 17, 588 persons will be moved to and fro daily, and 288,644 passengers will be moved to and fro across the nation.
Nigerians may wish to see below the approved route maps and designated parks for taking off and arrivals.
DECEMBER 2024 YULETIDE FIFTY PERCENT [50%] AND HUNDRED PERCENT [100%] TRANSPORTATION PALLIATIVE FOR ROAD [21ST DEC. – 5TH JAN, 2025] AND RAIL [20TH DEC. 2024 -5TH JAN. 2025] TRANSPORTS RESPECTIVELYÂ
**KEY HIGHLIGHTS**
*TOTAL NO OF PASSENGERS [RAIL & ROAD] 608,644*
**- ROADS**
§ NO OF SERVICES: 144 – FROM ABUJA & LAGOS TO ALL STATE CAPITALS EXCEPT ANAMBRA [ONITSHA]
§ NO OF VEHICLES: 708
§ NO OF PASSENGERS: 288,644
§ NO OF DAYS/PERIOD: 13 DAYS 24TH DECEMBER, 2024 – SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY, 2025
§ TAKE-OFF TIME: 6:00A.M. ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT LAGOS WHICH IS 6A.M. & 6P.M.
**- RAILS**
§ NO OF SERVICES: 274 trips
§ NO OF COACHES: 74
§ NO OF PASSENGERS : 320,000
§ NO OF DAYS/PERIOD: 17 DAYS FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER, 2024 – SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY, 2025
**§ TAKE-OFF TIME:**
§ Abuja-Kaduna Train Service [AKTS]:
Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon – 6 Services/trips daily x 4days =24]
Tue & Thu – 4 Services/trips daily x 2days =8]
Wed – 2 Services/trips daily x 1day =2]
34trips
§ Lagos-Ibadan Train Service [LITS] :
Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thur – 4 Services/trips daily x 5days =20]
Friday & Saturday – 6 Services/trips daily x 2days =12]
32trips
§ Lagos Intra City Mass Transit [LAGOS MTT]:Â
Monday – Friday – 4 Services/trips daily x 5days = 20trips
§ Warri-Itakpe Train Service [WITS] :
Monday – Sunday – 2 Services/trips daily x 7days = 14trips
§ Port Harcourt-Aba Train Service [PH-ABA]
Tuesday – Saturday – 2 Services/trips daily x 5days 10trips
§ Bola Ahmed Tinubu {BAT} MTT
Monday – Friday – 2 Services/trips daily x 5days 10trips
Total 120trips/week
Total trips for 17days (2weeks +3days) 292trips
| S/N | STATE | CAPITAL | TAKE -OFF POINT/ MOTOR PARK |
| 1 | ABIA | UMUAHIA | ABIA LINE NETWORK MAIN PARK |
| 2 | ADAMAWA | YOLA | JABITU CENTRAL MOTOR PARK |
| 3 | AKWA IBOM | UYO | LONG DISTANCE MOTOR PARK, UYO |
| 4 | ANAMBRA | AKWA | OKEB MOTOR PARK |
| 5 | BAUCHI | BAUCHI | MUDALAWA CENTRAL MOTOR PARK |
| 6 | BAYELSA | YENOGUA | STATE TRANSPORT TERMINAL IGBOGINE |
| 7 | BENUE | MARKURDI | IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABAGIDA (IBB) SQARE |
| 8 | BORNO | MAIDUGURI | BAMA MOTOR PARK |
| 9 | CROSS RIVER | CALABAR | IBOM EXPRESS EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LIMITED |
| 10 | DELTA | ASABA | KOKA EXCHANGE MOTOR PARK, ASABA |
| 11 | EBONYI | ABAKALIKI | TRACAS MOTOR PARK, ABAKALIKI |
| 12 | EDO | BENIN | BENIN EXPRESS GARAGE |
| 13 | EKITI | ADO EKITI | ADO EKITI TERMINAL PARK |
| 14 | ENUGU | ENUGU | MIN. OF TRANSPORT PREMISES |
| 15 | FCT | ABUJA | EAGLE SQUARE |
| 16 | GOMBE | GOMBE | IBRAHIM HASSAN DANKWABO MOTOR PARK |
| 17 | IMO | OWERRI | OWERRI CENTRAL PARK |
| 18 | JIGAWA | DUTSE | DUTSE ULTRA MODERN MOTOR PARK |
| 19 | KADUNA | KADUNA | KAWO MOTOR PARK |
| 20 | KANO | KANO | YANKABAMOTOR PARK, KANO |
| 21 | KATSINA | KATSINA | KATSINA CENTRAL MOTOR PARK |
| 22 | KEBBI | BIRNIN- KEBBI | KEBBI CENTRAL MOTOR PARK |
| 23 | KOGI | LOKOJA | LOKOJA CENTRAL MOTOR PARK |
| 24 | KWARA | ILORIN | MARABA MOTOR PARK |
| 25 | LAGOS | IKEJA | OSHODI (TERMINAL 3 FOR NORTHERN ROUTE & TERMINAL 1 FOR SOUTHERN ROUTE) |
| 26 | NASARAWA | LAFIA | YAYASABO BUS TERMINAL |
| 27 | NIGER | MINNA | ADBUSALAM CENTRAL MOTOR PARK |
| 28 | OGUN | ABEOKUTA | KUTO GARAGE |
| 29 | ONDO | AKURE | OLD GARAGE PARK |
| 30 | OSUN | OSOGBO | OSOGBO OLD PARK |
| 31 | OYO | IBADAN | CHALLENGE TERMINAL MOTOR PARK |
| 32 | PLATEAU | JOS | PLATEAU RIDERS MOTOR PARK, |
| 33 | RIVERS | PORT HARCOURT | LIBERATION STADIUM |
| 34 | SOKOTO | SOKOTO | KWANNAWA MOTOR PARK |
| 35 | TARABA | JALINGO | TARABA STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY PARK |
| 36 | YOBE | DAMANTURU | YOBE LINK MOTOR PARK |
| 37 | ZAMFARA | GUSAU | GUSAU CENTRAL PARK |
Signed.
Olujimi Oyetomi,
Director, Press and Public Relations
