The Road Transport Employers Association, Lagos State Chapter, has instructed its members to comply with the state government’s directives on public transport to help against the further spread of the virus.
The Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Musa, said the union would ensure that all members follow the directives.
He said, “We have given directives to all state, zonal and unit chapters of the union to take preventive measures to contain the spread. We have also directed members to step up their personal and vehicle hygiene, increase sensitisation and provide sanitisers across motor parks"
However, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, had issued a public transport guidelines to operators and passengers to avoid the spread of the virus.
Oladeinde explained the need for all transport operators/companies to sanitise their parks and garages regularly, at least before and after each trip.
He said all transport operators/ companies were expected to have at the entrance of their respective parks/garages, washing hand materials including soap and running water.
All operators are also expected to have alcohol - based sanitisers in their vehicles for the use of drivers, conductors and passengers, while overcrowding/ overloading of vehicles is disallowed.
The commissioner added that passenger spacing must be fully observed and that all commercial buses should be at 60 per cent capacity and not 100 per cent capacity. Also, drivers and conductors are expected to wear hand gloves and nose mask while in transit and all passengers would be required to sanitise themselves before and after each trip .