• Partial Compliance By Select Transport Companies
• NURTW Backtracks, Maintains Normal Fares
• Expectant Commuters Left In The Lurch
There is confusion within the road transport sector over the Federal Government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season.
Findings by The Guardian, yesterday, indicated that while some of the approved transport companies had started implementing the fare cut, others were still running their affairs without recourse to the President’s directive. This was even as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURWT), who initially announced their support for the fare subsidy from last Thursday, have backtracked.
Meanwhile, residents of states not covered in the largesse have expressed their displeasures over the development, noting that they are also…
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