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Johnny Ena, President and Co-Founder of Plentywaka

Special Message From Our Managing Director

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Dear Riders, It is with great pleasure that I, Johnny Ena, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Plentywaka, welcome you to 2021. Just like everyone around the globe, you found different ways to pull through the challenges 2020 posed to our health, finances, loved ones, and economy in general. Your courage through the year personally and with the Plentywaka brand is highly commendable. I assure you that this is a brand that has now grown beyond just a team of four founders that sat together to discuss how best they can change the way Lagosians move from one place to another. It is now one loved and driven by Nigerians, you precisely. This is why we will work tirelessly not to drop the ball because of the faith you have in us. To carry you along on our plans to improve and deliver the best service in 2021, we have two…

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Plentywaka Collaboration with Innoson Vehicle Partnership
(From L-R), President and Co-Founder, Plentywaka, Johnny Ena, CEO and Founder of IVM, Dr. Innocent Chukwuma and CEO and Co-founder of Plentywaka, Onyeka Akumah.

Plentywaka Partners with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) To Solidify Expansion Plans

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As part of the plans to expand into the South-eastern part of Nigeria, Plentywaka, partners Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) to bolster Plentywaka’s fleet with a host of new vehicle.

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Plentywaka: One Year of Comfort and Safety, Delivered!

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On the 16th of September 2019, Plentywaka, set out officially to revolutionize public transportation and bring comfort and safety to riders in Nigeria using digital technology. We launched officially with just 8 staff, 25 Buses, 25 pilots, and vehicle assistants with our first route running from CMS to Abraham Adesanya and CMS in Lagos, Nigeria. It’s one year after and we’ve got a better story to share. Plentywaka Founders. Today, Plentywaka is marking its first year in operation with 190,000+ completed trips, 40,000+ riders, 44,000+ app downloads, 60 partners, 100 pilots, and vehicle assistants, operating across Lagos and Abuja. Our mobile app is constantly been improved on and has grown from its first version now to Version 2.0.23. Plentywaka has also raised $300,000 pre-seed funding led by EMFATO, Micro Traction, and Niche Capital to continue the mission of transforming the Nigerian transportation industry with improved mapping technology and will usher in our…

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