Federal Government says it will withdraw the operational
permit of transporters who flout safety protocols.
The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola
Saraki, announced this in a statement signed by Mr Eric Ojiekwe, Director of
Press and Public Relations in the Ministry on Wednesday in Abuja.
Saraki was quoted as giving the warning when she chaired a
virtual meeting with the Forum of Nigerian Transport Commissioners.
She said that it had been resolved that the implementation
guidelines prepared by the ministry would be adopted to minimize the
transmission of COVID-19.
The minister pointed out that interstate transport operators
should apply and could only operate on confirmation of satisfaction of the
defined guidelines by the state ministry of transportation.
She said the ministry at federal and state levels would
regularly monitor the implementation and compliance to the guidelines.
The ministry would also monitor the impact of the measure on
safety and minimizing the transmission of COVID-19 through the mass transit
sector, she added.
According to the minister, the overall objective is to
protect passengers, operators and workers as well as preventing the spread of
COVID-19.
“The guideline has been fine-tuned with that of the National
Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
”The guideline also required the registration of all private
travel operators, parks and terminals operators.
“This is to ensure restricted access, social distancing,
disinfection and sanitisation as well as have designated areas to isolate
passengers with a suspected case of COVID-19 infection.
“Similarly, all passengers must be subjected to temperature
checks, and ‘no mask, no entry’ policy must be adopted.
“Staff must be sent for COVID-19 training and must adorn
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while on duty.
“Bus operators must observe all the safety protocols and
limit their capacity to 50 per cent while windows must be open for short trips
and the face masks should be worn throughout the journey,’’ she said.
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