Minister Bush Meets Transport Union Leaders
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MINISTER BUSH MEETS TRANSPORT UNION LEADERS
Transport Minister, Angela Cassell Bush, has disclosed that her administration will partner with all relevant stakeholders in the transport sector to combat the deadly EBOLA virus disease. She said that without the full cooperation and support of the relevant transport sector actors, the Ministry of Transport can not succeed.
Addressing the leaderships of the various transport unions recently at the Ministry of Transport at a formal acquaintance meeting, Minister Bush told the union leaders that her administration will continue to engage them through the appropriate channels from time to time for the achievement of one common goal. She stressed that she values the contributions of the unions and will do everything possible to build cordial working ties. She praised the efforts of the unions in the current fight against EBOLA in the country for the preventive measures they have put in place respectively. Minister Bush emphasized that she will continue to engage the unions as front liners in the fight against EBOLA. “We realize the importance of your respective roles. We are presently working out modalities and as soon as that is complete we will work with you to join us in the robust fight against EBOLA. We are tightening things up to reach out”, the Transport Boss stressed.
The meeting, which lasted for about an hour, was interactive. Speakers from the various unions congratulated Minister Bush for her preferment by the President as Minister of Transport and pledged their full cooperation with her administration. They put forth several concerns including the need for decentralization of the Ministry’s activities to relieve rural dwellers of the economic burden of traveling for vehicle registration and obtainment of driver’s licenses to Monrovia where these services have been centralized over the years. They appealed to be considered in the future to be a part of vehicle registration enforcement, adjustment of transportation fares etc.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister for Administration & Insurance, Hon. J. Levi Demmah, Deputy and Assistant Ministers for Land & Rail, Hon. Kau Kidau Fahnbulleh and Hon. Abu B. Kamara. A total of 9(nine) persons from the various Road, Motorcycle and Tricycle Unions including the leaders of the Federation of Road Transport Union of Liberia, Genuine Transport Union, Mino River Transport Union, United Motorbike Transport Union of Liberia, Port Truckers Association of Liberia, attended the meeting.