Although the petrol price has reduced drastically, the cost of transportation remains high in the state capital, Uyo.
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The NLC chairperson in Akwa Ibom, Sunny James, said the situation had worsened the condition of the already impoverished workers in the state. For instance, before the marketers’ action, commercial buses and tricycle operators charged N100 from Ibom Plaza to Itam Junction, which is within the heart of Uyo city. Commuters now pay N200 for the same distance, indicating a 100 per cent increase.Also, the fare from Ibom Plaza to Ibiaku U-turn, along Oron Road in Uyo, which used to be N400, is now N600.
“Passengers are blaming the wrong persons. We are charging passengers depending on how we buy petrol. “Yesterday , I bought petrol N7,000 in the morning but only realised N3,000 by the time the petrol finished,” Mr Akpan said, arguing that the price of petrol was still high, the reason he said there were now fewer cars on the road, in the state.
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