Obaseki Directs Free Bus Services by ECTS to Cushion Effect of Cash Crunch

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has directed that beginning from today, Thursday, February 16, 2023, all Edo City Transport Service (ECTS) buses are to provide free services to passengers, as a means of reducing the effect of the cash crunch experienced by the people.

The directive, according to the governor’s Special Adviser on Media Project, Crusoe Osagie, is applicable to all routes and is effective till Monday, February 20, 2023, after which further announcement would be issued on the matter.  

The government calls on the people to remain calm and law-abiding and assures that normalcy will be restored shortly.