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Lagos State Commercial Drivers Threaten Seven-Day Mass Protest Over Multiple Extortion By Parks, Garage Managements

Commercial drivers in Lagos State under the aegis of the t Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), have threatened to embark on seven days protest and boycott of services across the over multiple and excessive extortion by the management of parks and garages in the state.

The association in a statement by its National Leader, Akintade S. Abiodun; Chairman, Opeyemi Sulaiman; General secretary, Ajimatanarareje A. Feyisayo and Assistant Secretary, Taofik Hassan, scheduled Monday, October 31, for the commencement of the protest, as it instructed its to adhere to the instruction.

The drivers lamented that despite their dedication to their work, they had been subjected to indiscriminate extortion, violent harassment by the management of state transport agencies, motor parks and garages and Lagos State caretaker committee.

The statement read, “This is to notify of the public and the Lagos state government over multiple and excessive extortion by the motor parks and garages management.

“The cost of transportation affects cost of goods and services and consequently the cost of living, which has spiraled astronomically in Lagos State as a result of the effect of motor parks excessive and illegal ticketing and tolling at almost every bus stop.

“We have been sentenced to the extortion and violent harassment of the state transport agencies - Lagos State motor parks and garages management and Lagos State caretaker committee.

“On a daily basis, we lose half of our income to the motor park boys. We pay exorbitant charges in the garages and at every bus stop where we drop off engers, whether we pick up engers or not, we pay morning, afternoon and night. Some routes have 25 bus stops which also serve as illegal tax collection avenues.

“We crave the indulgence of the public to go through the meticulous breakdown of this unprecedented level of extortion we go through below:

“From Badagry to Mile 2, we pay N3,500 & N5,000 naira apart from 25 illegal tolling/ticketing by motorpark hoodlums who collect two to three hundred naira per bus. From Seme in their park, they do collect N7,100 in the morning before loading our buses yet we are still subject to illegal collection on the highway.

“On Federal Mass & Coaster, we pay over N12,000 on each trip from Oko Afo to CMS or to Oyingbo, which includes loading charges and illegal payments at several bus stops till we get to our destination.

“From Ogijo to Ikorodu, we pay over N5,500 per day. Garage Ticket N850, Chairman ticket N1,700, King's levy N200, Ita Oluwo N500, Odo Gunyon N1,200, Ile Epo Oba N200. We also pay N900 for Ing by whether you pick up a enger or not.

(At Ikorodu Roundabout we pay N1,000 in the morning and afternoon and we pay N500 in the evening which makes it N2,500. At Benson Bus Stop we pay N900 for a whole day, loading at N300 each for morning, afternoon and evening.

“At Agric Bus Stop we pay N200 to 8 motor park thugs. It is called welcome to Agric tax. When we stop to load for engers at the agric bus stop we pay an extra N300 which isn't part of the N1,600 welcome to Agric tax. When we get to Aunty Kenny bus stop we pay N200 before buying Lagos state ticket for N500.

“At Ogolonto bus stop we pay N100. At Mile 12 bus stop we pay N500 for plying the expressway and N1,000 for plying service lane (for buses enroute Yaba oyingbo). Mile 12 to Ojuelegba buses pay N1,500 while red coaster buses pay N2,000.

“Red buses from Ikorodu to Oshodi pay N5,000 to motor park boys in the morning and afternoon. At Ketu bus stop we pay between N600 to N1,000 depending on the size of bus for just dropping off engers or picking up any single one. For buses plying Yaba to Ikeja, we pay N200 at Jibowu bus stop, total bus stop N100, Fadeyi N100, Onipanu N200, Elediye N200, Palmgrove N200, Anthony N100, Ikeja N200 - total N1,300.

“On our way back to Yaba, Palmgrove & Onipanu is N500, Fadeyi & Total N500, Yaba N200 with LASG N800 ticket making it a total of N3,300 in the morning alone. We pay N2,000 each in the afternoon and evening, which makes a total of N7,300 daily. Korope plying lyana Iba-Okoko to Agbara are paying N5,000 per day to motor park boys without the extra LASTMA & Police Department & Lagos Task Force daily extortion.

“When we resist the extortion, we get arrested and pay N10,000 for bail to the police while the motor park boys go scot free and we also have to bail our buses separately.

“Lagos drivers also pay for entertainment, security, unit chairman's food and many other ridiculous levies with threat of violence at any slight refusal by the drivers. This is the exact case of the popular parlance on exploitation of labourers, "baboon dey work and monkey dey chop".

“Lagos commercial drivers work like elephants and eat like ants while the urchins under the aegis of motor park workers take a large chunk of our earnings. We can hardly fulfill our contractual obligations with our business partners, feed our family or afford maintenance or repair of our vehicles.

“Our demands are: No to charging drivers three engers money after loading in parks or garages, we are demanding it should be one enger's money per bus. We demand that only Lagos State government ticket should be the only ticket in Lagos. Others like Lagos State parks & garages management, Lagos State caretaker committee are not acceptable to all drivers in Lagos State.

“We kick against Paying motor park thugs at every bus stop. All illegal money paid after we leave the garages and parks should be abolished immediately. Harassment of law enforcement agencies & intimidation with guns, cutlass, broken bottles by LASTMA, task force and RRS must end immediately. They collaborate and hire thugs to attack and extort us every day without violating any law.

“We have lesser bus stops for commercial vehicles. Most bus stops in Lagos are strictly assigned officially to brt buses only and we get arrested for dropping off engers at existing bus stops which are known to commuters as official bus stops for decades. We demand that the Lagos State government should provide official bus stops in each community to avoid incessant arrests and stress for commuters who complain of having to trek several kilometres back to their bus stops.

“We call on the Lagos State government to quickly respond to avert the current anomaly. Failure to adhere to these demands will only attract more protest and total boycott, the t drivers welfare association of Nigeria (JDWAN) is resolute in pursuing justice by all legitimate and peaceful means available.”

https://saharareporters.com/2022/10/22/lagos-state-commercial-drivers-threaten-seven-day-mass-protest-over-multiple-extortion

No need for this announcement, proceed immediately,their wahala is Jas too much and their presence everywhere in metropolis is a big eyesore!!!
Sad thing is,losers are always mute and suffer in silence and will attack you and tag you Igbo when people protest against such injustices and harassments..

Some fools will come here and say it's igbos

.

This is the only blueprint and masterplan the Emilokan drug lord laid out after 8 years as governor of Lagos State

If it is Lagos, I do not see it getting better because of the man that owns Lagos and built Lagos all by himself and his family.

Something must give way. It's either this association protesting will be suppressed with state powers or the leadership of the association will be compromised through the back door. Making their efforts fruitless.

Lagos state government never jokes with the hands that feeds it. Infact, they are CURRUPT!

They rather push the blame on endsarrrs protesters or other tribes going about their activities.

Tinubu don finish Lagos ooo

I wonder when we will ever get it right in naija!

When are we gonna get regular power in this country!!!!!
It is the weekend again and just like every other weekends and days,it's "no light" as usual!
All day,no light!!!!!!
A country of darkness everyday!!!!!!!
The children have really suffered in this country

Will this one now be tagged igbos attacking lagos. Hope the protest holds

This one na yorubas dominated sector. Thiefnubuu agberos is a cancer to all irrespective of your tribe

Time to rid the Nigerian society of thugs, street urchins, touts and anyone they represent gunning for the presidency

Tinubu's legacy project in Lagos state


such a man should be kept 1000km's away from Aso Rock

This is honestly so sad and heartbreaking.

How much are they making that they are paying these high sum of money in extortion?? Nawa o.

All of una dey try 4 dat lagos. Bad roads, agberos/touts/criminals, plus traffic.

Agberos and mc oluomo left the group chat

If the ópóró eye drug bastard of iragbaji
eventually becomes their president, the pains will be more than double and they won't have anyone to complain to.

It's not too late to decide on a better Nigeria and vote the only credible and the competent of them all Peter Obi

Crack down on Agberoism.....

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All for nothing in return except for bad infrastructures... The roads are not even good to justify the extortion, and they still have to set money aside to maintain their vehicles for it to be in good condition due to the damage caused by the numerous gallops and potholes, yet all that money paid daily only for few people to spend it on drugs, weed, alcohol, women and many other worthless things..

Lol...their fake paradise.

Obidient rushing to the thread to masturbate

Multiple extortion. Tinubu legacy. But naija no be Lagos

I said it here days ago that soon people will revolt against Tinubu's empire, you can't keep people subjugated for long and when they demand for a change, you open your dirty teeth to tell dem shurrup, that's an insult. Tinubu's days of wickedness is coming to an end.

BUSH BABIES... TIME YO CRY IS HERE O ..
Lagos stransport is fully BATIFIED , Bush babies and town criera are free to cry

I thought they said it's Igbo traders that are trying to bring down Lagos.

There is no one that will be happy over extortion. You can't be paying stipulated taxes to the government and still have to dole out money to urchins all because their oga somewhere is friends with the government.

For Benin;
1,100 - agbero money.
200/400 - Police money
500 - National money.

Noted.

begoniaa:
This is honestly so sad and heartbreaking.

How much are they making that they are paying these high sum of money in extortion?? Nawa o.

As heart breaking as it seems, they re still coming out in their droves to the very person who has brought this on them for the presidency. Let them enjoy it.

Toutism is endemic in Lagos

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