There have been some problems with the bus service, especially its reliability, in your area over the last two weeks. Write a letter to the manager of the bus company. In your letter • describe what the problems are • explain how these problems are affecting you • suggest what you would like the company to do

Dear Sir/Ma, I’m writing with reference to

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No 5678 that plies the Lekki-V.I route. I have been encountering some issues

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of the poor service in my area. I have to be at work

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8am every morning,

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I have to leave

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the 7: 00am

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the

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is at least 45 minutes late daily and that means I end up getting to work late. The usual response from the driver upon enquiry is that there are not enough buses to cover that area

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the delays.

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is really causing a lot of problems for me at work and I would appreciate

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is addressed to avoid me getting into any more trouble. I suggest that the company adds more buses to their fleet so that more than one

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can be allocated to each area.

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would help reduce the persistent delays and unreliability that various areas including mine keep experiencing. Thank you in anticipation of your prompt action. Yours Faithfully, Mirabel Akpaka