Foundation gets Apec buses to transport women
THE Government has given three buses to the Ginigoada Foundation which will be used to transport women and girls around Port Moresby and Lae.
The buses used during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Summit last year were handed over to the foundation by the Department of Finance.
Assistant foundation manager Philip Presley said the buses would be used for the Meri Bus services which will replace the Meri-Seif bus services next year.
Two of the buses will be used in Port Moresby while one will be sent to Lae.
“They (Government) looked at organisations in the country which people are benefiting from and they decided to give us three,” Presley said.
“We have the Meri-Seif bus which is finishing at the end of this year.
“The Meri Bus or M-Bus will take over as registered private motor vehicles (PMV).
“We have turned our bus fleet into a PMV fleet to offer service to women and girls so that they are safe to go wherever they want to go.”
The free bus service for women and girls began in 2014.
“Because of the pressure put on us by the Road Traffic Authority and Motor Vehicle Insurance Ltd, we have to register all our buses as PMVs.
“We have six M-Buses at the moment.
“We will charge K1 fare from next year. We have six routes around the city and we are exploring other areas as well.”
One thought on “Foundation gets Apec buses to transport women”
There has been widespread suggestions, and sound advice to the Government to sell off all APEC motor vehicles and other assets in order to both recover costs and to finance the much talked about budget deficit.
Why can’t the Government do the logically sane and economically wise thing by selling these vehicles? They could sell at marginally reduced prices simply to get the assets off their realm of responsibility and generate the revenue, regardless of how much, to assist plug the budget deficit.
This is not the time for being generous, Mr. Prime Minister.
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