Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has promised to sustain the extant subsidy on intra and inter-city journeys in the state.
Radda stated this on Thursday at the launching of new sub-stations for the State Transport Authority, (KTSTA), in Mashi and Ingawa Local Government Areas (LGAs).
According to the governor, the aim was to make long-distance transportation affordable and accessible for travelers across the state.
He further explained that the stations would serve as parking and take-off points for KTSTA vehicles in the local government areas.
The governor said the expansion of KTSTA services to other parts of the state was aimed at easing the transport fare in the face of the high petrol prices.
He commended the KTSTA management under the leadership of Alhaji Haruna Musa-Rugoji for ‘transforming the agency’.
Earlier, the KTSTA General Manager, Musa-Rugoji, said the sub-stations were designed with large parking spaces, office accommodation, waiting rooms and verandas to make them conducive for passengers and officials.
He explained that the two new sub-stations would decongest the stations in Daura and Katsina, hence bolster transportation to other parts of the state and beyond.
Musa-Rugoji disclosed that the agency plans to launch new sub-stations in major towns in order to bring public transport closer to the people.
According to him, the agency will continue to purchase new vehicles to provide more revenue to the state and affordable transportation services to the people. (NAN)