The Lagos chapter of the Joint Drivers' Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) will go on strike from Monday, October 31. The body of hundreds of
The Lagos chapter of the Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria will go on strike from Monday, October 31.They decried “indiscriminate extortion and violent harassment” by transport agencies, thugs, the police, and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority .
The officials noted that the increasing cost of goods and services in Lagos was a consequence of the situation. The statement informed the public that some routes have as many as 25 bus stops “which also serve as illegal tax collection avenues”. “At Seme park, they collect N7,100 in the morning. Federal Mass & Coaster buses pay over N12,000 on each trip from Oko Afo to CMS or to Oyingbo, which includes illegal payments at several bus stops.
“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 . Mile 12 to Ojuelegba buses pay N1,500, while red coaster buses pay N2,000.
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