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kalvoken:
Let's keep voting rubbish elements into power, the effect is unimaginable.

The driver probably discovered his expenses has surpassed what you guys paid him.
And am very sure, you yourself had to take the roadside buses just to beat price.

This is very wrong. It's greed on the part of the drivers.

Like I always say, the leadership is a reflection of its people.

Its a dangerous experience... Association of road transport need to do something about this.

[quote author=DeltaBachelor post=139374976]For the long distance inter-state journey, I can understand the fact that the driver is tired. But you see those short ones from keke and the likes, na greed cause am, either from shortage of fuel, trying to evade Agbero or police or just plain wickedness to put the remaining money in their pocket while passengers “ find their way ‘ by themselves.

Na only for east u go see that one especially aba and onitsha

CE

JASONjnr:
Omo

Back in 2022, I had an event to anchor in Cross River State, Calabar and after the event I refused to use flight and boarded a vehicle to Abuja for another event. The vehicle in Calabar stopped us along Ogija road claiming his car sudden stopped. An empty vehicle arrived and we entered and he paid everything.... That second vehicle took us to Benue and dropped us off. That one also paid for us and we were transported again to Abuja, I got to Abuja the next day and slept in a hotel before deciding to take a flight.

wat are U saying.u got to same Abuja and decided to take flight to same Abuja?

FineUsername:
I pray you get your personal car.


Car is a necessity! When I see people saying car is a liability or expensive to have & maintain one; i do ask myself, does comfort comes cheap? NEVER!

Some people have the funds to get a car but they prefer taxis/e-hailing services.

read the post well. Op say he doesnt normally enter public transport, meaning he has a private car.

ironheart:
Its sad it only happens in the south east, they will take your full payment and will not notify you of their true destination. They will drop you off along the way. Pay the other driver a lesser fee compared to what the true amounts was.

It happens in lagos too

AwokenVawulence:
Hi guys . So I travelled to imo from Anambra about a month ago and when coming back I encountered an issue.

The issue was that the bus we were on suddenly stopped 80 % way through the journey and said he doesn't have enough fuel and his tired. We passengers on the bus was like how come , then what do we do , what happens to the money we paid. Out of frustration most people left and me and the stubborn ones that remained started to drag the driver (not physically). Until he then stopped another bus and paid for our remaining trip to the destination.

The same issue happened on a keke I was on 2 weeks ago . I am a calm person but this shit is getting on my nerves and makes me angry, mind u am not someone that uses public transport much and yet it happens this much. Do you guys experience this issue or is it just my area

When you pay for a transport fare to a destination you did not buy the car. Your only concern should be to get to the agreed place. If the driver trans loads, provided you did not pay additional fee you have not been cheated.

Bahamas95:
Nigerians are funny people.

I have experienced it twice, the first one the vehicle developed a fault on the road and I wasn't angry because it could happen to anybody but the second one was annoying ---- It was a waybill I sent to Port Harcourt.


The driver told me he would deliver the package to my brother, but later handed it over to another driver. The annoying thing was that he didn’t even call to inform me or send me the new driver’s number.

My brother called to ask where he was and he told him to relax, that someone would call him when they got to Choba. I was very angry when my brother gave me the update, so I called him.

He kept pleading with me not to be angry, saying that’s how they operate sometimes and that the most important thing was that my brother would receive the package......I don't like crafty people, he should have told me he would do handover.

I experienced same just last weekend... I sent a waybill to Orlu trough a GUO driver, paid him 15k that he requested, then forwarded his number to the receiver (an elderly man of 80 years) my brother this driver refused picking anybody's call till the following day...

We used different numbers, we even called the fellow driver that linked us together, he didn't pick anyone's call...

It was later that we discovered he wasn't going to Orlu, he stopped at Onitsha, and was pricing other drivers 2k to deliver the item to Orlu, and they refuse....

It was after 2 days that the man finally got the items, and within that period and even after the period the driver did not pick any of our calls.

OredoPikin:
it happen everywhere
vehicle can breakdown at any point in time
i was in a danfo around January at around 9pm coming from island. our danfo broke down just at the centre of 3rd mainland bridge
it was scary because you will never see an empty or free bus coming at that place at that time. we needed to start waving and begging private car owners passing and we manage to see those that stopped and decided to help.

there was even a time i went to this beach that is only accessible by water (meaning u have to use boat to cross to it), on one occasion, we were returning back, the boat stopped at the middle of the ocean
e be like film. we were already praying our last prayers because the water was already waving before we saw an empty boat that we begged and he tolled us to a free land before another boat came to pick us up that night.

so it can happen anywhere my brother. just pray it wont happen in a place where u cant get help immediately

i am not talking about breakdowns, i am talking about genuine travels. Break down are understandable. It happens everywhere. But you see that southeast own is on another level

12345baba:
tah , I dey up north, it happens here too. Not only south east.

you are not a traveler then. If you are constantly on the road. You'll agree with me.

erad:
Lol...

It's happens constantly in the south west as well.

i am not trying to bash the south east. But there own is too much.

hobyner:
It happens in lagos too

lagos is within town. That one i can understand. But you see that south east own. Hmmm. Just get ready to be messed up and your journey and plans spoiled by the so called transport company

ironheart:
you are not a traveler then. If you are constantly on the road. You'll agree with me.

did I disagree with you? Make u dey read well before u comment, y will u say it happens only in the east , if u are truly a traveller as ur brain tells u , u will know it happens nationwide. Only last week here I was traveling with peace mass from abuja to onitsha as we reach lokoja them transfer me to another bus. Someone even said it happens in South West. Oh boy or girl b very careful o, u no know everything.

brain54:
The issue was that the bus we were on suddenly stopped 80 % way through the journey and said he doesn't have enough fuel and his tired...


Strange!

Hope he got you guys another car sha

OredoPikin:
it happen everywhere
vehicle can breakdown at any point in time
i was in a danfo around January at around 9pm coming from island. our danfo broke down just at the centre of 3rd mainland bridge
it was scary because you will never see an empty or free bus coming at that place at that time. we needed to start waving and begging private car owners passing and we manage to see those that stopped and decided to help.

there was even a time i went to this beach that is only accessible by water (meaning u have to use boat to cross to it), on one occasion, we were returning back, the boat stopped at the middle of the ocean
e be like film. we were already praying our last prayers because the water was already waving before we saw an empty boat that we begged and he tolled us to a free land before another boat came to pick us up that night.

so it can happen anywhere my brother. just pray it wont happen in a place where u cant get help immediately

Nigerians and comprehension problems.

Nah wetin the OP dey yarn be this?

It pose a security and safety threat, it should be discourage , because usually before joining any public transport you must have scanned and screened and certified with your instinct before making that very choice, so sudden decision by your perceived safe one to abruptly transfer you into just any emergency alternative will certainly leave anyone at limbo

Not only on South East ooo.Nah CROSS COUNTRY. Just pray where dey stop isn't a lonely place ..Drivers 👀 passengers @the right side,he gp use style make the bus stop.As soon as all passengers disembark and waka go.Alaye don start his bus zoom to the other side and shout iyana ipaja,Abule Egba,Sango

ironheart:
Its sad it only happens in the south east, they will take your full payment and will not notify you of their true destination. They will drop you off along the way. Pay the other driver a lesser fee compared to what the true amounts was.

Galactics:
At least thank God you reached your destination. You think transporting people from one place to another is easy.

It transporting people from one place to another is not easy, who forced them into the business? Why can’t they just pack up and venture into an easy business?

This is the same issue Allen Onyeama and his Air Peace is currently being dragged for.

I am not surprised they are all from the same place.

FineUsername:
I pray you get your personal car.


Car is a necessity! When I see people saying car is a liability or expensive to have & maintain one; i do ask myself, does comfort comes cheap? NEVER!

Some people have the funds to get a car but they prefer taxis/e-hailing services.

Not everyone that have a car can drive interstate...

ironheart:
i am not trying to bash the south east. But there own is too much.

I never said you are. I'm from the South west so I'm just stating that it's not limited to the south east.

OredoPikin:
it happen everywhere
vehicle can breakdown at any point in time
i was in a danfo around January at around 9pm coming from island. our danfo broke down just at the centre of 3rd mainland bridge
it was scary because you will never see an empty or free bus coming at that place at that time. we needed to start waving and begging private car owners passing and we manage to see those that stopped and decided to help.

there was even a time i went to this beach that is only accessible by water (meaning u have to use boat to cross to it), on one occasion, we were returning back, the boat stopped at the middle of the ocean
e be like film. we were already praying our last prayers because the water was already waving before we saw an empty boat that we begged and he tolled us to a free land before another boat came to pick us up that night.

so it can happen anywhere my brother. just pray it wont happen in a place where u cant get help immediately

Along PH to Owerri, it is a common practice to hand over passengers midway to cut cost. They usually do it at Omerelu or Elele enroute Owerri.

Owerri to Onitsha drivers also do it sometimes, they hand over the passengers at Ihiala or Uli center.

It is not about broken vehicle or lack of fuel, They do it consistently..

lol, if I slap you … oga you Dey use public transport, just admit am no need to form here

We feel your pains because it has happened to me but nor worry, hold the drive well then he will pay for another bus to take you

Nor go Dey do calm person for 9ja ooh

ironheart:
Its sad it only happens in the south east, they will take your full payment and will not notify you of their true destination. They will drop you off along the way. Pay the other driver a lesser fee compared to what the true amounts was.

Exactly, I think it's a south east issue because when I was in Lagos it never occurred

ironheart:
Its sad it only happens in the south east, they will take your full payment and will not notify you of their true destination. They will drop you off along the way. Pay the other driver a lesser fee compared to what the true amounts was.

You see the assumptions I always talk about? How many places have you been to?

From common Egbeda to iyana ipaja in Lagos, drivers will drop you on the way and change vehicle for you.

To you, it is only a south east think.

Galactics:
At least thank God you reached your destination. You think transporting people from one place to another is easy.

Yes we thank God oh , I reached my place around 7pm the day it occurred

OredoPikin:
it happen everywhere
vehicle can breakdown at any point in time
i was in a danfo around January at around 9pm coming from island. our danfo broke down just at the centre of 3rd mainland bridge
it was scary because you will never see an empty or free bus coming at that place at that time. we needed to start waving and begging private car owners passing and we manage to see those that stopped and decided to help.

there was even a time i went to this beach that is only accessible by water (meaning u have to use boat to cross to it), on one occasion, we were returning back, the boat stopped at the middle of the ocean
e be like film. we were already praying our last prayers because the water was already waving before we saw an empty boat that we begged and he tolled us to a free land before another boat came to pick us up that night.

so it can happen anywhere my brother. just pray it wont happen in a place where u cant get help immediately

The bus didn't breakdown , he just said his tired and won't move his vehicle, That's why it was so painful

Precious201010:
I experienced same just last weekend... I sent a waybill to Orlu trough a GUO driver, paid him 15k that he requested, then forwarded his number to the receiver (an elderly man of 80 years) my brother this driver refused picking anybody's call till the following day...

We used different numbers, we even called the fellow driver that linked us together, he didn't pick anyone's call...

It was later that we discovered he wasn't going to Orlu, he stopped at Onitsha, and was pricing other drivers 2k to deliver the item to Orlu, and they refuse....

It was after 2 days that the man finally got the items, and within that period and even after the period the driver did not pick any of our calls.

One thing wicked people like him don’t know is that the world is a global village. In his mind, he thought you would never meet him again anywhere.

Few years ago when I was in Lagos, I met a Delta guy. I was discussing with the guys I came with and he noticed my Warri pidgin. He walked up to me and asked if I was from Delta State. I told him yes, and he said we were from the same state. I was happy to meet him and we all drank together.

We later parted ways without exchanging contacts. I’m not used to making friends quickly, so I didn’t make the move to collect his contact. About a week later, I travelled to Warri and my ex-classmate invited me to a baby dedication in her church. We hadn’t seen each other in a long time, so she really wanted me to attend the service because she knows I don’t fancy going to church.

During the dedication, I saw someone wearing white agbada and dancing seriously at the altar. I was like, “Which kain person be this na?” 😂
When I looked closely at his face, I realised it was the same guy I met in Lagos. I was shocked. After the service, I walked up to greet him and he was also shocked and happy to see me. His wife was wondering where we knew each other from, and he told her we met in Lagos.

I won’t forget what the guy said that day. He said, “This world big, but e small.”

What kept running through my mind that day was: what if I had offended this guy, or vice versa, and we had scores to settle? There would have been serious problem in Warri. 😂.... Our fight dat day for scatter area.

Bahamas95:
One thing wicked people like him don’t know is that the world is a global village. In his mind, he thought you would never meet him again anywhere.

Few years ago when I was in Lagos, I met a Delta guy. I was discussing with the guys I came with and he noticed my Warri pidgin. He walked up to me and asked if I was from Delta State. I told him yes, and he said we were from the same state. I was happy to meet him and we all drank together.

We later parted ways without exchanging contacts. I’m not used to making friends quickly, so I didn’t make the move to collect his contact. About a week later, I travelled to Warri and my ex-classmate invited me to a baby dedication in her church. We hadn’t seen each other in a long time, so she really wanted me to attend the service because she knows I don’t fancy going to church.

During the dedication, I saw someone wearing white agbada and dancing seriously at the altar. I was like, “Which kain person be this na?” 😂
When I looked closely at his face, I realised it was the same guy I met in Lagos. I was shocked. After the service, I walked up to greet him and he was also shocked and happy to see me. His wife was wondering where we knew each other from, and he told her we met in Lagos.

I won’t forget what the guy said that day. He said, “This world big, but e small.”

What kept running through my mind that day was: what if I had offended this guy, or vice versa, and we had scores to settle? There would have been serious problem in Warri. 😂.... Our fight dat day for scatter area.

Exactly... Even if something went wrong, why not pick calls and explain to the person, .. if we wanted to wicked him it was just to go back to the park and report to the management...

It's against their rules for drivers to receive waybills, but we needed the medication delivered to the man within 24 hours...

I learnt a bitter lesson, next time I won't have any business with any driver..

ironheart:
Its sad it only happens in the south east, they will take your full payment and will not notify you of their true destination. They will drop you off along the way. Pay the other driver a lesser fee compared to what the true amounts was.

this happens everywhere o...
I'm in Kaduna btw ..

This same thing happened to me when I traveled to Kwara State. I boarded a bus at Igbogene Terminal in Yenagoa who promised to take me directly to Ilorin, but when we got to Akure, they transferred me into an old, overcrowded bus packed like sardines and claimed it would take me straight to Ilorin.

Later, on getting to Osogbo, I was transferred again into another vehicle. That driver eventually stopped at Offa, handed me some money, and told me to find another vehicle heading to Ilorin on my own, even though it was already night. In the end, I didn’t arrive in Ilorin until about 1 a.m.

Only in the East... I avoid them same way I avoid rattle snake