13th July, 2020. Executive Governor of Rivers State, Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. Sir, YOUR CLOSURE OF RIVERS STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY (RTC): A DECISION TOO DRASTIC. The Initiative for Transparent Strategy and Good Leadership has uncovered plans by Rivers State Government to permanently close down the RIVERS STATE TRANSPORT COMPANY which have in employment about 283 staff. We write to inform you that this your decision is too drastic and unnecessary because it will cause more harm than good as about 283 persons will be roaming in the streets of Rivers State unemployed.
We wish to bring to your notice, that for the past four months, the staff of the above Rivers State own company has not been paid their monthly salaries because of the Coronavirus pandemic. The staff are not complaining of none payment of their salaries while at home, but to resume work and go back to their offices before making any demand. It will interest you to note that the reason for the temporary closure of the company was as a result of the Coronavirus stuff wherein the state and federal government placed an inter-state lockdown.
It is very unfortunate and disheartening to note, that despite the lifting of the ban on inter-state lockdown, the state government have decided to permanently shutdown the operation of Rivers State Transport Company. Your Excellency Sir, the fact that your Commissioner for Transport ordered for the closure of the company on your instructions which is the reason why the company has not resumed operation, is the least we expected from you, knowing that it will increase the high rate of unemployment in Rivers State.
Remember, that before you came into office as the Governor of Rivers State, there are several state own companies which generate revenues for the state and it will not be at the interest of the state that you close down all those companies without any just course before you will leave as governor of Rivers State. We are not comfortable with this your decision, HENCE THIS OPEN LETTER.
We, hereby, urge you to immediately rescind your decision and order for immediate resumption of Rivers State Transport Company. Chizy Enyi Esq, President General, Initiative for Transparent Strategy and Good Leadership
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