COVID-19: FG Approves N10 Billion Survival Fund For Transport Sector
The Honourable Minister of State for Transport, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, has disclosed that FG has approved a N10billion survival fund for transport workers and operators to help cushion the sufferings encountered by road transport workers and operators as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
The minister of state for transport made this known when the President, Public Transport Owners of Nigeria Association (PTONA), Engr Isaac Uhunwagho, led the Association National Executives Committee and Trustees to pay her a courtesy call in Abuja recently.
She informed the delegation that the fund is domiciled with the Ministry of Trade and investment adding that the Federal Ministry of Transport is currently working on the modalities for it’s disbursement.
