The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has refurbished and commissioned four buses to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on civil servants.
The buses are to operate within four designated routes, pending the delivery of the federal government’s CNG buses. They include a 33-seater Coaster bus for Nyanya- Mararraba-Masaka route while three 18-seater buses are to ply the Kubwa-Suleja, Dutsen Alhaji-Bwari and Airport-Gwagwalada routes.
While commending the resilience of the staff who defied all odds toward ensuring that they are present at their duty posts, the Head of Service said the buses would serve as a succour to the transportation burden of the civil servants.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Common Services Office-OHCSF, Mrs Lydia Shehu Jafiya, the Head of Service called on the labour unions, drivers and the staff to make effective use of the buses.
She said there was the need for the civil servants to own, manage and maintain the buses to be sustainably used for the purpose for which they were meant for.
Also speaking, the Director of General Services, Mr Bala Mohammed, thanked the Head of Service for the quick intervention, stressing that it was the first of its kind and a very welcomed development.
