Fintiri Launches 35 Seater Buses To Ease Movements For Students, Residents

Adamawa State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has launched another batch of intra and intercity mass transit system with the deployment of 31 buses for students and other residents to ease transportation.

The buses were inaugurated at Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola on Thursday. Governor Fintiri has presented keys of the 75-seater vehicles to school authorities and Adamawa Sunshine among others. 

Speaking at the event, Governor Umaru Fintiri said the buses will fix the transportation hardships experienced by the students and other state residents. 

The Governor said in the first batch, 10 luxurious busses were deployed to cushion the effect of transportation hardship on people in Adamawa. 

The Governor said, “I want to reassure you that this administration is by all means sensitive to the hard times and economic crunch that a large population of our citizens are passing through. 

“The situation in the country is definitely tough for everyone. The onus is on all of us to be innovative in crafting deliberate cushioning measures that would ease the hardship and build our resilience as we struggle to navigate this phase.”

With the debate on the new minimum wage settled, Governor Umaru Fintiri has announced that the state government intends to recruit more people into the civil service.