Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed to striking transport workers in the state, to shelve their strike in the interest of the commuters who suffer hardship in moving from one destination to the other since the strike started on Monday October 31, 2022.
The party in a statement signed by its state publicity secretary Hakeem Amode stated that, the party sympathize with the Lagos state transport operators on their strike actions and urge them to consider the plight of ordinary commuters in Lagos who also bear the brunt of their agitation through the exorbitant transport fares which have eaten deep into their salary.
“We urge them to come up with an acceptable condition of operation and dialogue with the All Progressives Congress APC government to find a mutually beneficial position that would not put the people of the state in more agony.”
The party therefore,assured the transport operators in the state that if the PDP under the leadership of Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran-JANDOR and Funke Akindele come on board as Governor and Deputy Governor respectfully, the party will do everything possible to ensure that the era of multiple taxation and collection of illegal dues on the road becomes a thing of the past.
It noted that the continued fleecing of the commuters and transport operators in Lagos state, which has resulted in the members of the sector declaring strike actions calls for the attention of everyone living, commuting, and working in the state .
PDP stated that the transition of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to the Lagos State Parks Management Authority remained one of the areas where the foundation of oppression of the people of Lagos state lies, and a clear example of the offshoot of the nonchalant attitude of the government in power to the plight of the people.
“The government’s failure in education and youth development sectors had driven a lot of our youth to scavenge for daily collection of fares from transport operators. The recent promulgation of the State Parks Management Authority bill gives credence and legitimacy to this heinous act.”