Commuters in Lagos, Nigeria, trekked for several hours to get to their destinations as commercial bus drivers in Lagos State, under the aegis of the Joint Drivers’ Welfare Association of Nigeria, JDWAN, commenced a seven-day strike. Other transporters, commercial tricycles, known as Keke Marwa and minibuses called Korope, took advantage of the strike and hiked transport fares by 100 percent. The strike action commenced yesterday. The bus drivers are calling on the state government to stop extortion of their members by men of motor parks and garages management, miscreants (agberos) and government officials in the state. A meeting was held by the aggrieved transporters and the Lagos State government but the meeting ended in a deadlock. The ongoing strike action has paralyzed commercial and human activities. JDWAN had directed other bodies, such as Ibile Drivers Stakeholders Association of Nigeria, DSWAN; Mega City Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, MCDWA; Federal Assisted Mass Trans
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