The commercial bus drivers in Enugu
the capital city of Enugu state Biafra land on Monday 26, February 2018
embarked on a one-day strike to show their displeasure over high rate of
uniformed men extortion in the state.
The commercial bus drivers who packed
their buses at home refusing to apply the road as to convey passengers to their
various places of work as usual laments of the high increase on the rate at
which the uniformed men in the state extort money from them from bus stop to
bus stop and pack to pack.
The commercial bus driver Mazi
Onyemaechi who ply Abakpa, IMT Old park route while speaking to the newsmen
disclosed that the urban mass transport union in the state decided to embark on
the one-day strike to express how pained they are over the maltreatment they
receive from the security operatives in the state and other task forces created
by the state government such as MOT who keep extorting money from them on
every trip they make.
He further lamented that they no
longer take any money home because the expenses they make on daily bases is too
much and increasing the transportation fare frequently will be to the detriment
of the passengers, he pointed out that the unstable price of the petroleum
motor spirit (PMS) is also part of the reasons why the action need taken
because enough is enough.
Meanwhile, passengers were seen
stranded in different bus stops within the town as there were no commercial bus
to convey them to their places of work and business, many had no option than to
trek their long distances to work and business as the commercial tricycle
operatives who tried to fill the gap was not able to do so due to high demand
of the anxious population.
One of the passengers who spoke with
the newsmen on the condition of anonymity has this to say “It quite unfortunate
that the government of this state and the country at large do not care
about the people they are ruling rather their personal interest.” “When two elephants fight grass will suffer
it, now that the commercial bus drivers have embarked on strike, is it not we
the masses that are suffering it hard?" He equally called on the
government both in the state and beyond to look into the activities of the
uniformed men sent on a field work especially the police, traffic controllers
and the MOT formed by the Enugu state government to avoid social disorderliness
disobedient to law and law enforcement agency which will result to something
unpleasant.
Written by:
Ogeh Friday Igiri
For: Ebonyi State Media
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