Any Lagos BRT Driver Caught Using Drug, Alcohol Will Be Dismissed – MD

 The operators of Bus Rapid Transit,, BRT, in Lagos, Primero Transport Services Limited, says it has zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol use by all its drivers and staff.

Its Managing Director, Fola Tinubu, said  in Lagos on Wednesday that any “Busman”caught using drugs and alcohol would be dismissed automatically.

He spoke against the background of the BRT accidents on Sunday after two of the buses-collided at Agric Bus-stop, Ikorodu, and the various claims on the cause of the accident.

Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA,had attributed the avoidable  accident to recklessness on the part of one of the drivers.

As investigation into the cause of the accident is yet to be concluded, Tinubu said that the  company always ensured that its drivers were physically fit and drug and alcohol free.

According to him, the company trains its drivers and organised medical screening for them regularly.

He said, “We train our drivers every six months. All the drivers go for training regularly. No only do they go for trainings, we do medical screening for our drivers to check that they are fit to drive.

“We check their eyes sight and physical well being because we don’t want anybody to slump behind the wheel. We check them very six months.

“We check randomly for drugs and alcohol also. This one is done for about 20 drivers in the morning and 20 drivers in the afternoon.”

He said that the daily drug test was always carried out through random sampling and which no driver would have prior knowledge of.

“Even I don’t know who will be picked. We use computer to pick them randomly. We are constantly checking them and we have absolute zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol.

“We will not allow any driver to indulge in drugs and if we catch anyone, such is gone immediately. It is automatic dismissal on the spot.”

No fewer than 20 passengers of BRT were injured on Sunday after two of the buses had head-on-collision.

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