The state government will provide free rides on shuttle buses, abolish hospital registration, consultation fees.
has announced comprehensive palliative measures to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol subsidy on residents of the state.
“We will immediately deploy all existing buses in all MDA’S to serve as free shuttle buses to public servants till December 31st.” Pensioners in the state, including local government or state government retirees, would get N10,000 each from August to December. “The state government has authorised immediate suspension of haulage fee collection on all non-graded agricultural produce. These are produce that are consumed locally and not for export.”
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