Bolt Formerly Known As Taxify Begins Operations In Anambra

Bolt Formerly Known As Taxify Begins Operations In Anambra

…Receives Official Operational Certificate From Transport Ministry

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu

In a bid to slash drastically the high cost of transportation in the state and as well reduced insecurity occasioned by it to the barest minimum, the Ministry of Transport Anambra State, on Friday, 22nd November 2024 handed down official operational certificate to Bolt, the popular ride-hailing platform formerly known as Taxify.

Presenting the operational certificate to the Bolt team, the State Commissioner for Transport, Barr. (Mrs) Patricia Ifeoma Igwebuike, said the Bolt Services is needed in Anambra State to help put away high cost of transportation and reduced insecurity in Anambra State to the barest minimum.

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According to her, ‘It is something the state government had been looking forward to and it is a welcome development.

Her words, ‘Today, the 22nd November 2024, the Anambra Government through the Ministry of Transport is officially recognizing you with this certificate. You are now free to operate and extend your operations to Anambra State. The operational certificate is officially handed over to your company by the Anambra Government through the Ministry of Transport,’ she enthused.

Receiving the certificate on behalf of the Bolt Nigeria, Ewoma Jerry-Ogeme, the company’s Public Policy Specialist, said the expansion is part of the company’s contributions to bring convenience and reliable transportation services closer to its customers, especially, during festive season.

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Jerry-Ogeme assured the Anambra government of quality services to residents of the State, announcing that Anambra is the third State Bolt services was launched in the South East region after Enugu and Imo States.

In a their separate speeches, the representatives of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), the Nigerian Police Force NPF, Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA), Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), urged the management of the company to always caution her operators on road traffic rules in the state, even as they also promised to fully support the company.