Kwara Poly Offers Free Rides To Staff To Cushion Fuel Subsidy Effect

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has approved free rides for its members of staff.

According to the management, the bus palliative is to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal by the federal government.

The intervention is coming after the state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq also approved the extension of free rides to students and staff of tertiary institutions in the state, among several other multisectoral packages to neutralise the effect of the subsidy removal.

AbdulRazaq also approved the payment of N10,000 monthly stipend to all public sector workers to cope with the economic shocks created by the subsidy.

Kwara Poly says its bus palliative will be effective from August 1.

“This is to inform the entire staff of the Polytechnic that the Management at its meeting held on Monday 24th July 2023 approved palliative measures to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on its staff,” a statement signed by the PAR, NASED, Mrs O.A Animashaun read.

“This is by making available the use of staff buses to transport staff from Post Office and Oja-Oba to and from everyday at no cost. Take-off time shall be 7:30am and closing at 4:00pm.

“In view of this interested staff are to enter the bus with their ID card. The effective date is 1st August, 2023,” the statement added.