A proposed peace meeting between e-hailing firms and their drivers who are operating under the various app-based platforms over issues around poor pay and the prevailing fuel prices situation ended in a deadlock on Friday. It was gathered that both parties refused to cede grounds during their negotiation at the meeting, Punch reports.
June 14, 2023
The meeting followed an all-out protest to the doorsteps of the ride-hailing companies by the drivers who had declared a nationwide strike to protest what it considered an unacceptable price review in light of the significant increase in the price of petrol. “We do not have any resolution with them. They said they would increase the price . The people that met with them in Lagos said they increased the price by N7, and when you look at N7 it’s just about 0.7 per cent increase or thereabouts.
Also speaking, the President of the union, Damola Adeniran, said the union would not budge on the demands presented to the cab-hailing firms, as anything short of those terms would not ensure profitability for the drivers.
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