Cab operators at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos have assured commuters that they would not hike transportation fares, following the removal of fuel subsidy by government.
Mr Olalekan Agboola, General Secretary, Airport Cab Operators, gave the assurance while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
NAN reports that the government had on Wednesday announced the removal of subsidy for petroleum importation which increased the pump price from N86.50 per litre to N145 per litre.
However, Agboola said the association had no plan to increase fares, adding that the normal N100 and N150 fares charged for a journey to and from Ikeja would remain.
He said: “we cannot increase our fares because everybody knows how the country is now.
“We have been on ground to monitor the situation and things are still the way they were before the announcement.
“The fare is still the same. There is nothing we can do if the government refuses to revert to the old pump price. We can’t raise our fares over the issue.”
Agboola noted that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had valid reasons for removing the subsidy, but pleaded with the government to consider its impact on the lives of Nigerians.

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/subsidy-wont-increase-fares-cab-operators/

First Good News in a Long While, How I wish Market Women will Say the Same Thing.

Hmm, cab operators right?. What abt taxi drivers, commuters, bike ryders aka okada riders, transport owners nko? Till all say there won't be increase in transport fare then we r good to go if not; "gerrout here men"!!

Story for d God of thunder.

Locusts beans would sell for 200 Naira per wraps in the next few days.

Jirate:
First Good News in a Long While, How I wish Market Women will Say the Same Thing.

And you believe this....... Believe him at your own peril.

Almajiri1:
Locusts beans would sell for 200 Naira per wraps in the next few days.

Don't mind those believing the man.
We're yet to know what we've got ourselves into until we start going to the market. The hardship ......ehn, will be so unbearable.

What Buhari should have done is to provide mass transit before removing subsidy. What happened to GEJ's subsidy transit?

greatgod2012:




Don't mind those believing the man.
We're yet to know what we've got ourselves into until we start going to the market. The hardship ......ehn, will be so unbearable.

Most people are already hoarding and won't sell cos the next 6 months is loading Aleppo. Stock on essential commodities milady or leave the country now.

Amazing response to Labour

“We have been on ground to monitor the situation and things are still the way they were before the announcement."

But where is lalasticlala sef

This is a joke.
by the time he buy fuel at high rate he wil say nna fuel de cost o abi u no de nijelia

lobbish! very soon we go hear another tin

Rubbish news. Does it equally meant cab drivers in other locations would not increase their fares?

phlemzy:
Rubbish news. Does it equally meant cab drivers in other locations would not increase their fares?

That is the Big Question

Fare wey don increase, we like media-padding everything in Nigeria.

After removing subsidy, GEJ introduced, SURE-P, cab per state, and other white Elephants. But this one na OYO.