The strike Embarked by the tricycle operators in kano has left Passengers stranded due to shortage of transportation.
Our correspondent who monitored the Situation reports that many people resolved to trekking.
In many areas of the state visited people were seen stranded in different bus stops within the metropolitan local governments.
The tricycle operators lamented that the 8000 naira imposed as operational permit was too high, and sought review of the price.
Radio Nigeria observed that okada riders resurfaced in some areas despite their ban In the state, security personnel were seen patrolling to ensure peace and order in the state
A tricyclist Musbahu Ali who spoke to our correspondent decried the high charges of dues collected from them by the government as revenue.
Speaking to journalists the Managing Director of Kano Road Traffic Agency Alhaji Baffa Babba Danagundi said government was spending huge amount of money in building the infrastructure, security, and other facilities the Tricycle operators were enjoying, hence measures needed to be implored in ensuring revenue for maintenance of the infrastructure and enhancing Security.
“We cut down the dues of operational permit from one hundred thousand to eight thousand Naira only, and in the last two years no kobo was collected from the tricycle operators as a result of covid 19, yet these operators felt that the Charges are too high for them despite the infrastructure and security they are enjoying in kano”
Baffa Babba Dan’agundi added that government had Concluded arrangements for provision of mass buses for transportation geared towards alleviating the suffering of the people.
Abdullahi Jalaluddeen /Kano
