Breaking News: Kogi State Wheelbarrow Pushers Embarked On Indefinite Strike

BY AMUDA DAN SULAIMAN FAB



Traders who came to buy goods at the popular Kogi International Market, Lokoja, the commercial hub of the state on Saturday morning were subjected to a lot of difficulties conveying their goods to various parts of the city as over 1000 truck and wheelbarrow pushers in the market protest alleged imposition of taxes and levies by market officials.

The protest which lasted for over two hours, it was gathered took the intervention of various stakeholders in the market that prevailed on members of the association to resume operation in order to alleviate their customers of the sufferings that they were passing through taking their goods outside the market as a result of the protest.

Some members of the association who spoke to this reporter at the market said that they took to the peaceful protest in order to register their displeasures over what they described as “imposition of taxes, levies and forceful wearing of an apron by the market authority” which they said that they were not consulted before its introduction.

Mr. Abdullahi Usman, spokesman of the truck pushers in the market told reporters that the protest was to register their displeasure that they were not comfortable with the orders of the market authorities.

According to Usman, truck pushers pay the sum of five hundred naira (N500) to the market authority while another member of the association, Emmanuel added that wheelbarrow pushers in the market also pay the sum of N400 daily to the market leadership that was not receipted for including the recent introduction of Apron and taxes which broke the camel’s back as the leadership of the market tried imposing it on them. Moses John, a truck pusher, said: “the road is too bad and we struggle to carry people’s load even in its deplorable condition and yet the market authority still have the mind to impose levy on us, this is what I do to feed myself and my family and settle other bills even though I suffered severely to get up to two thousand naira each Market.”


http://www.austinokai.com/2017/12/10/wheelbarrow-truck-pushers-protest-imposition-of-levies-taxes-in-lokoja/

BUhari has made every news in Nigeria useless.

Cc: Mynd44, Lalasticlala

Wheelbarrow strike indefinite............ Ah!!

government should pay them..is it everybody government must own money

It is over 4 kogi. They are officially the bad news hub of naija.

This one strong o

Lol, can anything good come from my state?

IGR....

9ja I hail

even wheelbarrow pushers na have union ok oh am waiting for more drama to unfold

Really?

When our leaders fail to use their thinking cap on how to generate funds they quickly descend on d poor masses. Shame on Kogi state govt. like someone below me they shld jst merge Kogi with Zamfara after all 2 heads r beta than 1

Hmmmm... For this Nigeria again?? I don't know why, but i feel that Kogi state is cursed

When hunger fire them,, nobody go tell them

Like for real?


Just trying to imagine their demands.

Lmfao

Kogi State again

This state should be merge with Zamfara

They ain't doing anything to improve this country...

Kogi State again

This state should be merge with Zamfara

They ain't doing anything to improve this country...

Hian! Jxt before dem continue, hope say dem get other alternative for earning a living o.

Hunger isn't any man friend o. Make dem sha no come to armed robber


Wetin even dey do Kogi state sef?

Buhari must go

Oga ta oga o ta owo alaru a pe!!!

This will affect the economy o

This sound funny but there is need for concern, I wonder when everyone will realize and stand up to defend themselves, it is obvious that the system of government is positioned to enrich the wealthy ones and suppress the poor.
If I may ask, why is the market management imposing levy on this struggling guys that are trying hard to make their end needs? Are they discouraging them from their job or to make life more miserable for them? What have they put in place to enable those wheelbarrow pushers to effectively perform their job as results of proceeds from the levy they impose on them?
This is when everyone must be their brother keeper, if you are in position to speak out for their favor please do it before obnoxious system of governance discourage the hardworking one to be lazy, Hope we all know the implications if this happen and it will directly or indirectly affect us all.

This is serious.......

so wheelbarrow pushers still can make thing difficult for pipo '' every work day important ooo ''

smilingface:
government should pay them..is it everybody government must own money

I'm sure your smiling face is at your own inability to read and comprehend.

smilingface:
government should pay them..is it everybody government must own money

guy goan read the thread again

MisterGrace:
Breaking News: Kogi State Wheelbarrow Pushers Embarked On Indefinite Strike

BY AMUDA DAN SULAIMAN FAB



Traders who came to buy goods at the popular Kogi International Market, Lokoja, the commercial hub of the state on Saturday morning were subjected to a lot of difficulties conveying their goods to various parts of the city as over 1000 truck and wheelbarrow pushers in the market protest alleged imposition of taxes and levies by market officials.

The protest which lasted for over two hours, it was gathered took the intervention of various stakeholders in the market that prevailed on members of the association to resume operation in order to alleviate their customers of the sufferings that they were passing through taking their goods outside the market as a result of the protest.

Some members of the association who spoke to this reporter at the market said that they took to the peaceful protest in order to register their displeasures over what they described as “imposition of taxes, levies and forceful wearing of an apron by the market authority” which they said that they were not consulted before its introduction.

Mr. Abdullahi Usman, spokesman of the truck pushers in the market told reporters that the protest was to register their displeasure that they were not comfortable with the orders of the market authorities.

According to Usman, truck pushers pay the sum of five hundred naira (N500) to the market authority while another member of the association, Emmanuel added that wheelbarrow pushers in the market also pay the sum of N400 daily to the market leadership that was not receipted for including the recent introduction of Apron and taxes which broke the camel’s back as the leadership of the market tried imposing it on them. Moses John, a truck pusher, said: “the road is too bad and we struggle to carry people’s load even in its deplorable condition and yet the market authority still have the mind to impose levy on us, this is what I do to feed myself and my family and settle other bills even though I suffered severely to get up to two thousand naira each Market.”


http://www.austinokai.com/2017/12/10/wheelbarrow-truck-pushers-protest-imposition-of-levies-taxes-in-lokoja/

See what buhari has caused.

Truckpushers on strike? Buhari why? Please they should pay them the minimum wage since they were forcefully repatriated from Libya. Besides, their xmas bonus should be paid in full especially now that petrol price has skyrocketed. That's my submission.

DIS ISN'T ABOUT BUHARI ANYMORE BUT D WICKEDNESS OF D BLACK MAN TO A FELLOW BLACK MAN.

Lol..indefinite strike?

Them no know say hunger dae kill

see mass suicide