The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi,has called on travellers using the railway system to ensure they have their face mask and sanitizer while boarding.
According to him,any traveller that wears a face shield without a face mask will be denied entry into the railway.
Speaking at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing, Amaechi said he is “dead scared” as he knows people who have died from the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.
The Minister explained that he opened the railway from Abuja to Kaduna because of pressure for the Sallah holiday, stressing no masks, no boarding.
“We don’t want to see how handsome or beautiful you are. Please wear for me a face mask, not a mouth mask. If you wear a mouth mask, the train will stop and you will come down.”
The Minister however assured that security has been beefed ahead of the Sallah celebrations in a few days’ time.
