Instruction Manual: Equity in the Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP) Available to Purchase

This teaching case explores the challenges of inclusive planning and participatory governance in the context of large-scale infrastructure development in Lagos, Nigeria, through the leadership dilemma faced by Abimbola Akinajo, Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). It focuses on the Lagos Urban Transport Project (LUTP), a World Bank and agence française de développement (AFD)-supported initiative implemented by the LAMATA to modernise public transport through Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and rail integration. While LUTP had achieved notable operational successes, such as reduced travel times and improved corridor efficiency, it had also generated tensions around displacement, procedural consultation...