• Free transport begins June 14
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the deployment of government buses to support movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, the capital city, and its environs.

Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, said, yesterday, that the initiative is the second phase of measures by the government to cushion effects of fuel subsidy removal.

The government had, earlier, reduced workdays for civil servants from five to three, every week, while bureaucrats are expected to work out other measures for workers that are exempted from the policy.

According to a statement, “from Wednesday, June 14, some large buses will be deployed to transport students of public tertiary institutions within the metropolis, including those going to the Kwara State University campus at Malete. Further details will be released by coordinating Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs).

“The state government will continue to offer immediate support to the Kwara public, as Nigeria permanently transitions to the post-fuel subsidy regime and different steps are taken to bring more ease to the people, while growing the economy in a sustainable way.”