As the demand for new salary scale continues around the Nation, taxi drivers under the aegis of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) early this morning grounded all business activities in Ilorin, the state capital as they pressed for increament in transport fare accross the state from the initial #30 per drop to #50. They explained that following the state government's agreement to pay the #18,000 minimum wage to it's workers, there is a need for them to increase the fare to balance the ratio.
#HmmmmNaija!
What the heck? N30 per drop? A car costs how much? Petrol costs how much?
ReplyDeleteNot sure if a strike is the best approach to remedy the situation, but na wa...
May God almighty save us IJN Amen
ReplyDeleteLinda my sister, I just feel like writing in German language. My heart is heavy and bitter. Kindly translate my comment to others. Ich bin sehr traurig, weil der Fahrpreis immer höher wird. Die Taxifahrer haben uns nichts von ihren Problemen erzählt. Es ist dumm von den Taxifahrern, dass sie den Fahrpreis erhöhen.
ReplyDeleteNawa 4 naija! So dé want d poor c.servants 2 spend d 18k on tp fare...hmmm!
ReplyDeletenice write-up. but as a journalist, don't you think using the picture of a Lagos state cab makes your report loo shoddy?
ReplyDelete@Terry Teddy,u re funniest,lol!@Terry Teddy,u re funniest,lol!
ReplyDeleteSmh. I'm in London. This yeye strike got nothing to do wiv me. I don't need a taxi, bus or train cos I'm chauffeur driven. Smh :)
ReplyDeleteTerry Teddy,
ReplyDeleteLinda no sabi German so make I help Linda translate wetin you write in german since me sef sabi speak the language. Here it goes....
TRANSLATION:
I am very sad because transport fares keep getting higher. The taxi drivers did not tell us about their problems.Its stupid that taxi drivers are raising transport fares.
what are this men into sum one should pls stop them.
ReplyDeleteha, so from oke-odo to tanke would now be 50 naira! students nko? wiv parents as civil servants... choi! so they should spend evwithing on transport fare! nobody wants anybody's progress in naija! ...smh... its vewi sad! 50 naira ko, 100 naira ni. We will enter our korope like that or oko noah!... LMAOOOooooo
ReplyDeleteThey are very silly for that......for what reason(s) will dey have to increase T-fare??there's no scarcity of fuel and the pump price of fuel has not changed,,so wat the hell is their problem??sometimes sef,,,the problems wey we dey give ourself pass the one wey government dey give......
ReplyDelete@Terry Teddy......we don see say u understand German language,,,,,,just try re-write that stuff in English for the benefit of those of us who didnt attend German skool......lol