Shuttle card brings relief to KWASU students
The introduction of shuttle cards at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has eased the transportation woes of students at a time the cashless policy is taking its toll on citizens – students inclusive. AYOBAMI AJOSE (KWASU) reports.
Kwara State University KWASU) is known for the luxury and ambience it provides her students. Improving on this image was the reason for the implementation of shuttle cards.
To make transportation within the school environs easier, the transport unit came up with the idea of students having shuttle cards which they can always use for their movements on campus. The card owner subscribes with his card and pays with it instead of cash. This has proved to be beneficial to the students at a time the cashless policy is taking its tolls on the citizenry and students.
A prominent advantage of the shuttle cards is the fact that the shuttle bus service is cheaper compared to other modes of transportation. While other transporters charge N100 per student, the price of the shuttle bus service is N80 per student. This leaves the students with a balance of N20. But most times, the shuttle bus drivers claim they don't have N20 to give students and use this opportunity to deny students their balance when they pay with cash. But with the use of the shuttle cards, students are able to pay exactly the amount that is due and they are able to save the balance in their shuttle cards balance which they can use some other time.
Another importance of the shuttle cards is the unlimited rides the shuttle bus services render within the school environs which are far more than other transport media since they're restricted only to the school parking lot. Some students have their departments and lecture sites at considerably distant places from the school park and they tend to trek from the school park to their lecture halls which leaves them with no choice than getting to their lecture halls late. But with the use of the unlimited shuttle buses, they enjoy the luxury of getting to their halls earlier and at a cheaper price.
The only disadvantage associated with shuttle cards is that the number of shuttle buses on campus is relatively low compared to the number of students that are being transported to campus daily. Since students know they have to queue for long minutes and sometimes hours before they gain access to the shuttle buses, they would rather take other options that are not so comfortable instead of getting late to classes.
A student who craved anonymity said: “The rate at which students purchase the shuttle cards has diminished. If the school management can look into this and provide more shuttle buses, I believe the transportation issues faced by students will be brought to an end and the purchase of shuttle cards by students will be on the increase.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Garba Idris Ajia Chief Imam Of Ilorin Ibrahim Taiwo John Dara Leke Ogungbe Park Tanke Road Abdullahi Samari Aliyu Adebayo Akanbi-Oke Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Salihu Jibril Garbi Sam Onile Ishak Mohammed Sabi Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria Kwara 2019 Sobi FM Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Special Agro-Industrial Hub Saad Omo\'ya Binta Sulyman Abubakar Suleiman Moses Salami Abubakar Kawu Baraje Tunji Ajanaku GANZY Edret Sabi Abel Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja Osi Olabanji Orilonishe Forgo Battery Company Limited Simeon Sayomi Oloyede Mutawalle KWASAA Yoruba Jalala Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria Shettima Aso-ofi Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Kazeem Adekanye Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Olayinka Jelili Yusuf Siraj Oyewale Amasa Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Quran Abubakar Abdullahi Bata Lithium Facemasks Ganiyu Abolarin Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf John Mayokun Dada Modibbo Kawu MINILS Ijagbo Dasuki Belgore Bola Magaji EFCC Oyun Post-utme Suleiman Ajadi Adijat Adebiyi Iqra Books UNILORIN Alumni Association Academic Staff Union Of Universities Ahmed \'Lateef Dankaka Oke Sunna April 11 Yunus Oniboki Kishira Ahmad Ali Umar Adelodun Alikinla

