Employees of the Rivers State Transport Company have called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to come to their rescue by reopening the state-owned firm that was shut down by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
He further said several workers of the moribund firm, most of whom were indigenes of the state, were experiencing untold hardship due to the closure by his predecessor over five years ago.
He stated, “For three years, six months, indigenes of Rivers State have been stagnated by the closure of this place, and it is not a palatable record before him. So, we said he should swing into action by alleviating the hardship we are facing. “We heard that he had paid teachers; we heard pensioners are now heaving a sigh of relief under his administration, and so, we, the indigenes of Rivers State, that constitute the staff strength of Rivers Transport Company should smile alongside others by way of opening the company, injecting more vehicles into the scheme and controlling the company for it to be afloat.
“It will be recalled that seven of our staff died as a result of this, and those of us alive are being pursued from one place to the other.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.