The Lagos state university (LASU) has announced the operations of Trekk Scooters as alternative model of transportation on its main campus in Ojo.
While introducing the innovation, the Director, LASU
Ventures Limited, Prof. Tosin Adu, said the innovation was berthed as a product
of the partnership between LASU Ventures Limited and the TREKK Scooters
company; he averred that the University entered the partnership to provide the
students with alternative transportation while making the University more
eco-friendly. He appreciated the University Management for approving the
partnership.
“TREKK Scooters offers an eco-friendly alternative to the
shuttle service on the Campus and allows students to unlock the scooters parked
at the University Main Gate, Ojo, Lagos, pay a designated amount using the
TREKK App and ride the vehicle anywhere on the Campus,” Adu said.
Mr. Isaac Oyedokun, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
e-Scooters sharing platform said that LASU is the first public University that
would be hosting the platform.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, mni, who
was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics, Prof. Olufunsho
Omobitan, said the initiative would further boost the University’s place as the
best University in West Africa on the Greenmetrics ranking and congratulated
the Organization for the launch. He thereafter launched the electronic scooter
by leading other members of the University Management to take a first ride.