By Wilson Adekumola
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Joseph Akinwale popularly known as Joeboy has donated buses to help Lagos residents get going free of charge as part of his plans to mitigate the effect of increase in the price of transportation induced by removal of subsidy.
Joeboy whose new body of work is entitled Body and Soul made the announcement via his Twitter page on Tuesday, describing it as his way of helping people for the next three days.
He explained that the buses will ply populated routes like Iyana Oworo- Lekki/Jakande, Unilag Gate/ Yaba, and Obanlende / Oshodi will be free and run between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm.
According to Joeboy, the initiative was borne out of his genuine desire to help palliate the effect of the biting economic condition and observed that the fuel subsidy removal has been hard on people and it is only normal to help out.
However, mixed reactions trail the development, while some people believe the move is a mere ploy to advertise his latest album as this gesture would further make the music go viral and get popular in Lagos and across the country, others simply believe it is a good idea.
“I know the fuel subsidy p is hard on everyone right now so here’s my little way of helping. For the next 3 days, there will be FREE Body & Soul buses along the following routes between 8 am and 5 pm.
