The Federal Government has approved ₦10 billion survival fund for transport workers and operators, the Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, has said She made this known when the Pr
esident, Public Transport Owners of Nigeria Association, Isaac Uhunwagho, led the association’s National Executive Committee and Trustees to pay her a courtesy call in Abuja.
She said the Federal Ministry of Transportation was currently working on the modalities for its disbursement. She further disclosed that she was in talks with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing for the concession of some routes, which according to her, was the best way to increase government revenue.He pleaded for COVID-19 financial palliatives for members of the association in order to prevent the collapse of their businesses.
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