The National
Leadership of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has
directed tanker drivers to leave depots due to rising cases of coronavirus in
Nigeria.
NARTO is the
umbrella organisation of all commercial transport owners in Nigeria.
The union told
drivers to stay at home with effect from Friday, March 27.
This announcement
was contained in a statement by NARTO president, Yusuf Othma, on Wednesday.
He explained that
the decision was in line with government’s effort to control the spread of the
global pandemic.
Othma expressed
worry about the safety and health of all its employees “who are continuously in
the service of our fatherland”.
“In its
determination to control the spread of the disease, the Federal Government has
banned all public meetings of 50 persons and above in any one place.
“We have directed
all our employees (tanker drivers) to keep away from the depots and stay at
home with effect from Friday, March 27, pending when the situation is brought
under control.
“This action is
necessitated by the fact that our loading depots across the country are places
of beehive of activities containing more than 500 persons at any one time”, he
said.
Othma assured that
the order would be lifted when the situation was under control.
He appealed to
Nigerians to observe preventive measures and help health authorities win the
battle.
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