- Praises govt for appointing union chairmen into Special Employment recruitment committees
By Michael Olatunji
PRESIDENT of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa and the entire members of the NURTW, has commended the Federal government on the lifting of the interstate travel restrictions.
He said the move will allow his members to return to work without any fear of molestation and harassment by security operatives.
He said: “It is commendable that the Federal Government has found it convenient at this time to ease the restrictions hitherto placed on interstate travels to contain the spread of COVID-19. This step would allow our members return to work and contribute in moving the economy forward”.h
The commendation which was contained in a press statement issued on Thursday, also commended the Federal Ministry of Employment, Labour and Productivity for involving chairmen of the Union as members of the state committees in the planned recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians in the special public works programme of the federal government.
Stating, “I commend the state minister of Employment, Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, for appointing state chairmen of NURTW across the country as committee members in the planned recruitment of Nigerians in the special public works programme of the federal government.
In the same vein, Baruwa appealed to the government to consider giving them a bailout, arguing that, “Our Union is responsible for conveying 75% of the total number of travelers in the country, necessitating the need for governments’ intervention to boost the capacity of our members to effectively deliver on the high passenger demands.
“I therefore call on the federal government to support the Union by providing us with buses to assist in commuting the large number of passengers in the country.
Baruwa also admonished commercial drivers to obey all traveling regulations provided to contain the spread of Covid 19, involving the use of nose cover, social distancing, safe driving and to travel outside the curfew period.