NRC Yet To ‘Recover’ From Govt’s Previous Transport Fare Slash – MD Reacts To FG Announcement Of 100% Fare Slash For Rail Transportation

NRC Yet To ‘Recover’ From Govt’s Previous Transport Fare Slash – MD Reacts To FG Announcement Of 100% Fare Slash For Rail Transportation

“This is not the first time. We did this two years ago. It was effective. I say we’ve yet to recover from that. But what is the government for? The government is to make sure that people have comfort as much as possible,” he said on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. 

“And we are quite willing and wishing to provide that service. You know, you don’t forget in other developed world, they get this thing either directly or indirectly.

“You recall during the COVID, even private companies were given relief, and those without jobs like in the UK, US, and everywhere…So it’s a good thing that the government considers we should do a free service, but they should also be willing to provide the resources to do it.

“We are hoping this time they are going to give us fuel and those 15 days we are going to provide the free service. They are also willing to provide at least the money we pay to the cleaners and the security.”