The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYTRMA) in collaboration with the National Bag makers Association of Nigeria has commenced the free distribution of Face Masks specially designed to be used by Motorcycle operators, Tricycle riders and commercial drivers in support of the State Government in its efforts in containing the spread of the COVID-19.
The event which took place this Friday at the Trailer Park of the Agency located at Sanyo had in attendance various Transport
operators.
In his remark, Mogaji Fagbemi maintained that the virus can easily spread through the means of transportation and poor hygiene.
Therefore, charged the transport operators to adhere strictly to a number of passengers to be conveyed as enforced by the state government while making use of the facemask giving to them to help safeguard and prevent virus and dust in the course of discharging their duty.
The Co-donor of the masks, totaling about five thousand pieces, Comrade Kola Olayemi, opined that the fight against the pandemic should be a collective effort and also promised to provide more if the
The first supply is exhausted.
Various transport operators present at the flag-off promised to properly use the facemask and adhere strictly to the directives of the state government on COVID-19.