When transporters under the aegis of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) advised Lagos residents to avoid plying commercial routes as drivers would withdraw their services and stay with their families, not many took them seriously until they pulled the plug, last Monday.
The strike embarked upon by commercial drivers in Lagos State continues as the leadership of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria (JDWAN) has failed to reach an agreement with the state government to end the action.
Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, has explained how Bola Tinubu's supported non-state actors, popularly known as 'Agberos' (motor park thugs) extort N120 billion from commercial drivers in Lagos annually. Sowore, who said this in a series of tweets on Thursday, described the act of extortion as the main reason why the commercial drivers' union in the state embarked on strike on Monday, an action which has caused many commuters hardship for the past four days.
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Governorship candidate of the Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran (Jandor), on Thursday pleaded with