The Joint Drivers Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), Lagos State chapter, has concluded plans to embark on a seven-day warning strike, starting from Monday,
The general secretary, Ajimatanrareje Feyisayo pointed out that a driver, Ademola Anisere was seriously injured and his vehicle damaged by garage touts in Badagry recently over failure to remit the early morning levies at one of the bus-stops.
‘’70 per cent of our daily earnings go to the coffers of garage boys and touts. From Badagry to Mile 2, we pay between N3,500 and N5,000 at 25 illegal tolls created by motor park hoodlums, who collect from N200 to N300 per bus. ‘’From Ogijo to Ikorodu, we pay N5,500 and above excluding garage ticket , chairman ticket , King’s levy , Ita-Oluwo , Ile-Epo-Oba and N900 for picking or dropping passengers.
‘’To make the matter worse, the garage boys and touts have the backings of the state government to unleash terror on innocent drivers. We are the professional drivers but garage boys and touts are making life unbearable for us. They are usually on the road with sticks, rods, pipes and cutlasses to snuff life out of innocent drivers,’’ he added.