Xmas: Ugwuanyi rolls out free transportation for Enugu indigenes

As Christmas is fast approaching, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has announced free transportation for indigenes of Enugu State residing in other parts of the country, who want to come home for the Yuletide.
Managing Director, Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO), Mr Bob Itanyi, said the gesture was in the spirit of Christmas and that the decision was “borne out of Governor Ugwuanyi’s magnanimity and his passion for the well being of the masses, especially the lowly and less privileged.”
He added that it was also in keeping with the tradition of his administration to “cater for the needs of the people and give them a sense of belonging as the true heroes of democracy”
Itanyi announced that the free transportation will commence on December 20, and will be carried out in States of the federation that are far from Enugu State,which include, Abuja, Lagos, Jos, Ibadan, Kaduna, Kano, Minna, Gombe, Ilorin, Sokoto, Jalingo, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Port Harcourt, among others.
According to him, the gesture was for those who are duly registered with the Enugu State Town Union in states of their residence.
He disclosed that for accountability and effective result, ENTRACO is coordinating the exercise with the leadership of the unions in the selected states.
The ENTRACO boss added that on arrival to the state, the returnees will be formally received by state government’s delegation at the former main depot of ENTRACO, adjacent to the headquarters of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Enugu.
“Nothing will be hidden during the exercise. The leaders of the Enugu State town unions in the respective states have been mobilised to ensure that our people benefit from this outstanding welfare scheme, which the state government has extended to the people of the state. We, therefore, sincerely thank our humble and amiable governor for this gesture, which has once again demonstrated his love, care and passion for the well being of the people of Enugu State”, he said.