Commuters Stranded as Lagos Drivers Decry Attacks by Motor Parks Management, Hoodlums, Insist Strike Continues
- Lagos drivers are not happy with how the industrial action they embarked on, the first day went recently
- They decried that touts popularly referred to as agbero's hijacked their well-planned strike action and even kidnapped one of them
- The Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria maintained that no matter the move, attacks by the hoodlums and motor parks management, the strike action continues until their demands are met
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On Monday, October 31st, Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN), disclosed its members faced physical assaults, abduction and vandalisation of property by some motor park touts in Lagos, in the cause of the ongoing seven days strike action.
The drivers said the inhumane treatment meted on them occurred in Badagry, Ojodu Berger, Iyana-Era and Ijanikin areas of Lagos, Vanguard reported.
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Stike action continues despite the attack, Lagos drivers
Narrating the incidents in a statement, JDWAN national leader, Akintade Abiodun, vowed that the strike action will continue till Sunday, November 6, to press home their demands from the state government.
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JDWAN said its members, who are over 5,000 in number, are ready to defy all odds.
He said:
“Kudos to all commercial drivers in Lagos State for the massive compliance to the seven-day boycott by the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria.
“We also want to thank the commuters and residents of Lagos for the support thus far.
“We have all come to the full understanding of the impact of the forceful, illegal, ludicrous, unjust ticketing, levies and charges by the Parks and Garages Management Committee and caretaker committee.
“Today, October 31 (Monday) being the first day of our seven days industrial action, we have experienced physical attacks, vandalisation of our vehicles and homes and criminal abduction of our member."
Drama as 2 drivers fighting for right of way show no mercy to each other
Lagos state is not for the fainthearted, and a viral video has further proven this. In the video, two drivers fighting for the right of way in traffic drove very close to each other and almost damaged their cars.
The driver of the vehicle behind them filmed the drama as a Toyota Corolla tried to forcefully enter a lane but was unsuccessful because the Hyundai car on the lane wouldn't allow such.
Both drivers wouldn't mind the damage they were about causing their cars as the vehicle kissed each other and their side mirrors almost got damaged.
Trouble for commuters as Lagos drivers lament extortion, threatens to boycott roads
Lagos drivers, under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, have threatened a boycott of roads from October 31, 2022, over alleged extortion by motor parks and garages management.
In a statement made available to The Punch, on Friday, October 21, JDWAN called for seven days mass protest and a total boycott.
According to the statement, the aggrieved drivers are seeking an end to what it described as excessive extortion and harassment of drivers at various bus stops, garages and parks in Lagos, and asked the government to intervene.
Source: Legit.ng
