The proposed 50 per cent interstate transport fare price slash by the Federal Government, initially planned to commence on December 20, 2024, may now begin on December 24, The PUNCH reports.
The slash is targeted at cushioning high transport costs during the Yuletide.
Recall that the Federal Government through the Ministry of Transportation last Thursday announced that it had agreed with stakeholders in the road transport sector to support Nigerians who will be travelling during the Yuletide.
The government said it would pay 50 per cent of their transport fare of the travellers, as it commenced free rail transportation for citizens on December 20, 2024.
This gesture, according to the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Olujimi Oyetomi, was part of a broader effort of President Bola Tinubu to provide transportation palliatives for Nigerians celebrating the Christmas and New Year.
Oyeyemi said the agreement was signed between the Federal Government and key transport stakeholders, including; the National Union of Road Transport Workers, the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, and the Association of Luxurious Bus Owners of Nigeria, among others.
The ministry’s publicist explained that in the arrangement, passengers departing from Abuja and Lagos (Oshodi) to various destinations across the country would pay only half the usual fare.
