When the comrade Governor, Gov. Adams Oshiomole followed the trend of banning motor cycles commonly known as Okada in Edo State, he promised to alleviate the suffering of commercial bike riders by providing them with cabs that they would use in making ends meet.

He fulfilled his promise when he provided with them with brand new Suzuki Alto cars allegedly worth 1.5 million Naira. According to one of the cab drivers, the cab isn't free as they are expected to pay back the money.

http://www.yeoal.com/2014/06/check-out-pictures-of-adams-oshiomoles.html

U mean 15000 or 150000 or 1500000? because that can't be 1.5m nah, I no go enter beger motor sellers go buy jeep.

The vehicle should be a brand new one in which case it is not too expensive. The cost of maintaining new vehicles are far cheaper when compared with the cost of maintaining a fairly used or Belgium vehicles. At that i think it is not bad.

Are these tear-rubber vehicles ? These cars are not brand new

This must be a joke ,how can this car be 1.5 million naira . Op ,abeg adjust the figure and give tthe correct one

To go in one of these cabs, say like from Ring-road/King's Square to Sapele road, will cost nothing less than 2K I guess.. #JustBringBackOurBikes..

It is not the responsibility of the State Government to maintain these caps for the driver.

That cab is brand new, look well and you will see the waterproof sealed interior. Let's not be fast in criticising him, he is one of the best governors in Nigeria.

Is Oshiomole supposed to maintain the taxi for them??

some people will say uduagha is corrupt but when i hear abt oshiomole i begin to redefine the meaning of corruption

texaco1: This must be a joke ,how can this car be 1.5 million naira . Op ,abeg adjust the figure and give tthe correct one

Have you ever bought a brand new car in your life??

See the cheap plastic without enough passenger estate for transportation purposes. Na this small thing 4 pipu go squeeze siddon for back . . . .

Brand new cars are always expensive no matter how small... People are use to tokunbo and second hand car.

People brain is totally washed with poverty,this Is new car and not tokunbo,so if they big it 1.1m and gave out to them at 1.5m is it too much as in higher purchase.
Go and see Nisan Micra and Google how much it is.

[b]Good Move Mr. Oshiomole.


1.5 Million Naira for Altos and probably a 100,000Km or 2 years Free or subsidized servicing from the supplier.. I Like.


QUESTIONS:

1. I hope to God that Oshomole has thought this move through properly and not just jumped on the #BanOkada bandwagon without properly thinking the move through like many Governors did. What was the plan for the phase out? Was it just an open banning of Okada and giving out new cars to former Okada owners to pay on Hire Purchase?! If it is, then its a big fail. I was in Cross Rivers State when the Governor banned Okadas and replaced them with a similar looking Suzuki vehicle. Withing the first 2 weeks, a fraction of those cars were accidented and written-off. Most of the Okada riders who got the cars had not even been properly trained on driving rules and regulations so they were driving those cars like they were bikes. Also, since those cars a cheap and affordable production cars from China, the safety ratings are abysmally low, so the chances of fatality in a crash is very high. These cars depreciate fast and add the horrible handling by their new owners, they depreciate at an even accelerated pace. In Rivers State, the news is the same; Odili bought Peugeots 406s and handed out, but the benefactors were people in his government and they never used them for public transportation but rather parked them in their houses. Amaechi came in and shared Kia Rios in partnership with Skye Bank and in under 6 months, those cars looked worse than Danfos.

Our Governments are very wasteful..

Every new government comes in, deeps his hands into our account and buys new cars to share. For those who dont know how they make money on these car deals, for every 3 or 4 they buy, they get 1 free. for imagine buying 100 cars from Kia or Peugeot or Toyota and imagine how much somebody made on that deal. YUUUUUP!! The governments keep sharing cars any how. How about the Government simply regulates the transport sector. How about they approve a few Companies and grant them the license to manage cabs. SO if I want to become a Cabbie, I would go register with one of the Companies and that company would be responsible for the Driver, make sure he is compliant with state rules, pays his taxes, put his Cab under their comprehensive fleet insurance and more. That way, every Company would be responsible for the offences of Cabbies under them.

Same for the Buses. Look at all the BRT buses bought by Fashola, in under 6 years, they all look worse than Molues?! I wonder why? I guess its because like with all things Government, nobody treats them with care. I doubt those Drivers were trained or if they are ever held responsible for those buses.

I am really tired of the incessant wastage in government and the lack of real thought in all Government policies. Its like somebody wakes up and gets an idea and rather than brainstorm it with the aim of fine-tuning it and covering all possible holes, they just come out of bed and implement it.

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Dreal1247: The vehicle should be a brand new one in which case it is not too expensive. The cost of maintaining new vehicles are far cheaper when compared with the cost of maintaining a fairly used or Belgium vehicles. At that i think it is not bad.

While I agree with you, I think there might be better styled cars out there for around the same cost.

Maybe like a Kia rio or something, that looks a bit more attractive than these.

Still kudos all the same, I guess!

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Sorry to say, Enugu state police car is way finer than that cab talk more of coal city cab or shuttle. This is a conspicuous evidence of fraud. I am not into cars but i know the worth of that car won't be up to 500000 talk more of 1500000. Lets try and get it right please, it pays to be honest.

christe james: Sorry to say, Enugu state police car is way finer than that cab talk more of coal city cab or shuttle. This is a conspicuous evidence of fraud. I am not into cars but i know the worth of that car won't be up to 500000 talk more of 1500000. Lets try and get it right please, it pays to be honest.

The Enugu Police car is Kia Rio. A brand new starts at N2.250m - So they are not the same. And as a Higher Purchase, the drivers could have ended up paying not less than 2.5million.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/1132200_c0dd7a467124721de57bad4da2756814_jpg95057acae6bbe0a10003a27bf76d85d8

1.5m what? you mean this particular vehicle that am seeing?

lloydtruth: 1.5m what? you mean this particular vehicle that am seeing?

Oya tell us the cost of a brand new Suzuki Alto.

it seems am the only one seeing the tokumbo tyres in the 1.5m brand new car

Before you say anything check the facts
•Suzuki Alto GLX five-speed manual– $12,490 (Manufacturer’s List Price)


Source:
www.caradvice.com.au/99619/suzuki-alto-v-nissan-micra-lig

Hilarious! Front page abeg..

Uchiha Madara:

While I agree with you, I think there might be better styled cars out there for around the same cost.

Maybe like a Kia rio or something, that looks a bit more attractive than these.

Still kudos all the same, I guess!

have you considered fuel economy?the alto is the most fuel efficient car I know.as for the price,perhaps some folks need to take a trip to suzuki place in mushin

Some people are too daft to be argued with.
How much does a picanto costs talk less of this one

I hear the cabs are going to b maintained by the state government for 3 yrs. So all the drivers need to do is to pay off the balance daily and wen the payment is complete the car belong to them. That's very good and I heard they (cab drivers) charge less for drop than other private cab services. Thank you Oshiomole

Wonders shall never end!

This car wey go jam me, na him go enter spare parts market but I go dey ok no bruises.

These are keke on four wheels.