Renewed Hope, Longer Queues, Higher Ticket Fares: The Change in Campus Buses
By Israel Bakare New things come with new challenges. That is the reality of campus transportation: we pay, and perhaps, with persistence and patience, all odds can be overcome. We thank you for the donation that renewed hope for students’ welfare. A donation like this is highly appreciated, but its real value should be measured by how much it reinforces student welfare. The old system had its challenges, which gave students and their union headaches. There were no queues and enough buses, but fares fluctuated alongside fuel prices, and the buses had no rare, distinctive qualities or standards for student transport. For safety, and to make campus more official and in keeping with its beauty; as people say, the most beautiful campus, we were told tricycles would be available for emergencies. Now, however, the renewed hope of getting a tricycle for emergencies and safety has become a scarce commodity. The old system had its flaws, but at least the transportation conversation was la...
