Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdufatah Ahmed has approved free bus ride for school children in uniform, pregnant women and the physically challenged under the Maigida Soludero Mass Transit.
The Chief Executive Officer of the State Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Bureau, Segun Soewu, made the disclosure while featuring on a radio programme on Tuesday.
He explained that the pregnant women and physically challenged will be entitled to the free bus ride throughout the day, while the school children can only enjoy the free service in the afternoon.
He said that Governor Ahmed gave the directive as part of efforts to bring succour to the downtrodden in the society.
The MSME boss added that the mass transit scheme has been offering subsidised intra and inter-city transport service to students and other members of the public since it was launched in June 2017.
