An anti-corruption group, the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has called on the Lagos State government to quickly dialogue with the commercial drivers, who are threatening to embark on seven-day mass protest in the state. Lagos drivers, under the aegis of Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, had threatened a boycott of the roads from October 31, 2022, over alleged extortion by motor parks and garages management under the leadership of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.
Anti-Corruption Group, CACOL Backs Lagos Commercial Drivers’ Decision On Seven-Day Mass Protest, StrikeLagos drivers, under the aegis of Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, had threatened a boycott of the roads from October 31, 2022, over alleged extortion by motor parks and garages management under the leadership of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo.
They listed the points of alleged extortions to include: Badagry, Mile 2, Seme, Ogijo, Ikorodu, Ikeja, Agric Bus Stop and many parts of the State, saying they pay as high as N5,000 and N7,100 at different points. “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 passengers; either we pick up passengers or not, we pay morning, afternoon and night. Some routes have 25 bus stops which also serve as illegal tax collection avenues,” the statement partly read.
It stressed that the interesting aspect of the extortion was that the money being collected from the drivers had not been accounted for by relevant agencies of government.
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