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RTEAN Explains Stable Fares In Bauchi
Secretary, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Bauchi chapter, Malam Idris Abdullahi, has announced that they would not increase transport fares during the Christmas celebration.
Abdullahi made the announcement in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi.
He said that the union decided not to increase the fares following the economic situation in the country.
RTEAN chapter secretary said: “Although other parts of the country are witnessing increase in the fares, this would not affect Bauchi state.”
He said that the normal fare charged from Bauchi to Dass, Liman Katagum and Tafawa Balewa towns remained N300, N300 and N500 respectively.
“Our union has decided not to increase the fares this time around because we are not unaware of the current economic situation in the country.
“Although we heard on radio that some parts of the country are witnessing an increase in the fares, we will not be part of it,” he added.
Head, Operations at NEPA-Jos road branch Motor Park, Dauda Jibrin, said that the fares remained the same at N700 and N1,700 from Bauchi to Jos and Abuja respectively.
On the issue of overloading of vehicles, Jibrin attributed it to pressure from passengers.
“Sometimes based on passengers’Mohammed Adamu, request we overload the vehicle and reduce the price from N700 and N1,700 to N500 and N1,500 respectively,” he said.
A passenger, commended the union for its magnanimity.
Most of the parks in Bauchi are swarmed by passengers seeking to board vehicles to various parts of the state and beyond.