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Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by PressMyButton(op): 9:29am On Dec 20, 2024

The Federal Government has announced a 50 per cent slash in interstate transport fares for the Yuletide season to reduce travel expenses for Nigerians travelling to celebrate Christmas and New Year.

The Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation, Olujimi Oyetomi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

“To commence the 2024 Yuletide road transportation, passengers will board buses to their destinations for only 50% of fares, as declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” the statement read.

The initiative, announced by President Bola Tinubu, is part of a broader effort to provide transportation palliatives for Nigerians celebrating Christmas and New Year.

The signing ceremony was led by the Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Adeleye Adeoye.

The MOU 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, the Association of Luxurious Bus Owners of Nigeria and God is Good Motors.

Under the arrangement, passengers departing from Abuja and Lagos (Oshodi) to various destinations across the country will pay only half the usual fare.

https://punchng.com/yuletide-fg-slashes-interstate-transport-fares-by-50/

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by PressMyButton(op): 9:32am On Dec 20, 2024

Free train ride, 50% transport fares.. for the second year running.

A round of applause for Tinubu 👏👏👏

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Is04970: 9:35am On Dec 20, 2024

That's a good one.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Beremx(f): 9:35am On Dec 20, 2024

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by bestman09(m): 9:45am On Dec 20, 2024

Funny people. How about those of us in Ibadan, Kano, Jos, Kaduna etc? How many passengers can the Oshodi park process? How about hundreds of other bus owners apart from God is good and how will this thing work out?

Pls, anyone that has benefited from this 50% discount should tell us how it works

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by NaijaSumi: 9:46am On Dec 20, 2024

After stealing the people's mandate and putting the Nigerian masses in untold hardship, this is what failure Tinubu could come up with. Is there any of his family members that will partake in this useless slash... He came and brought hardship and now bringing up another useless slash...

After stealing Nigeria's wealth and making stupid policies... Thieves, people that are extremely corrupt leading a Nation... This is crazy and unbelievable... Tinubu, you're not worth to be Nigerian President if not for the system that is terribly corrupt... You are a thief!!

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by lexy2014: 9:46am On Dec 20, 2024

PressMyButton:
Free train ride, 50% transport fares.. for the second year running.

A round of applause for Tinubu 👏👏👏

is federal government in charge of providing interstate transportation that it is reducing transport fares by 50%?

which transporters reduced their transport fares by 50% last year?

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by PrinceOfLagos: 9:46am On Dec 20, 2024

Will the bus companies comply??

I don't think so because nobody takes Tinubu serious.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by 1Alex: 9:46am On Dec 20, 2024

This is just for the press. Just as you have heard it now, you will begin to praise the Govt. Nothing more.

What is the actual fare?

Is there a uniform fare charged by those stakeholders?

How can "Half the price" be determined?

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by oloriooko(m): 9:47am On Dec 20, 2024

Ridiculous waste of scarce resources, how on earth will this work
why do we relish making a public spectacle of ourselves, signing MOU to slash fares? laughable

PressMyButton:
https://punchng.com/yuletide-fg-slashes-interstate-transport-fares-by-50/

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by vexing(m): 9:47am On Dec 20, 2024

PressMyButton:
Free train ride, 50% transport fares.. for the second year running.

A round of applause for Tinubu 👏👏👏

Abeg where is the slashed nah? Abi it was slashed upward? grin

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by BluntCrazeMan: 9:47am On Dec 20, 2024

Losses to the transport-vehicle operators and owners.

Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Offpoint1: 9:48am On Dec 20, 2024

Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Kaybee14(m): 9:48am On Dec 20, 2024*

This is nice.
I do hope there would be compliance from the transporters if truly there was an agreement.

Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Indelibleage: 9:48am On Dec 20, 2024

It's because it is only Abuja and Lagos that people travel from abi. The way this government handlers think is amusing.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by SEGLIZ: 9:48am On Dec 20, 2024

PressMyButton:
Free train ride, 50% transport fares.. for the second year running.

A round of applause for Tinubu 👏👏👏

very huge achievement, enough for us to waste our applaud.

lexy2014:
is federal government in charge of providing interstate transportation that it is reducing transport fares by 50%?

which transporters reduced their transport fares by 50% last year?

vexing:
Abeg where is the slashed nah? Abi it was slashed upward?

thank you guys same question from my end.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Darkgini: 9:49am On Dec 20, 2024

This is fraud. They make you pay 100% claiming to make a refund after the trip is completed which they never do.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Mexyz(m): 9:49am On Dec 20, 2024

So if FG was not paying 50% of the fee, gigm from Lagos to Abuja will be up to 130k??

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by obenjira: 9:49am On Dec 20, 2024

So they will buy fuel from different filling stations or Government will fuel their car, please let stop fooling ourselves this is another empty promise that will never come to pass like all other APC promises last year no driver accept half price not now that i bought fuel this morning 1,100 per Littre. Clueless government supported by useless people.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by ChizzyBuna(m): 9:50am On Dec 20, 2024

Bloody lie

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by tnerro1(m): 9:50am On Dec 20, 2024

This yearly scam again☹️

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by ruffDiamond: 9:51am On Dec 20, 2024

Government full of rogues, crooks and thieves in high places

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Onana70k(m): 9:51am On Dec 20, 2024

Same story every year, yet lies

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Treasure17(m): 9:51am On Dec 20, 2024

That's their calling. Stupid palliative.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Treasure17(m): 9:52am On Dec 20, 2024

ruffDiamond:
Government full of rogues, crooks and thieves in high places

Awon werey gbogbo.

Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by pacino26(m): 9:52am On Dec 20, 2024

Indelibleage:
It's because it is only Abuja and Lagos that people travel from abi. The way this government handlers think is amusing.

I tire o, I think they should revive the FGN Mass Transit Scheme and implement whatever cut they are providing nationwide. Nigeria no start for Lagos and end in Abuja.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by MichaelSokoto(m): 9:52am On Dec 20, 2024

PressMyButton:
Free train ride, 50% transport fares.. for the second year running.

A round of applause for Tinubu 👏👏👏

ya m*m* button can never be unpressed!

both u & d zombie beneath dis post!

rice kimono palliative worshiper

Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Topsido(m): 9:53am On Dec 20, 2024

Jagaban for a reason !

God will punish your enemies my President

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Houseofglam7(f): 9:54am On Dec 20, 2024

🥱

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by pek(m): 9:55am On Dec 20, 2024

PressMyButton:
Free train ride, 50% transport fares.. for the second year running.

A round of applause for Tinubu 👏👏👏

borrow sense and use.

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Re: Yuletide: FG Slashes Interstate Transport Fares By 50% by Akaujaa(m): 9:55am On Dec 20, 2024

Anyone who believes this thrash is so naive and doesn't understand anything about politics in Nigeria

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