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UNIPORT Business Operators Lament Low Patronage
The business operators within the University of Port Harcourt environment have lamented over the downturn in their businesses since the Covid-19 lockdown due to the closure of the university.
Some of the business operators who spoke to The Tide in a chat said the turn- over in their businesses have gone so low that they can hardly meet up with their various responsibilities.
A taxi driver in the area, Mr. Vincent Nwadike said passengers are very few, unlike before when the school was in session.
“As we speak now, I can hardly go home with N1500 as my daily return, unlike before when I make between N7,000 to N8,000 as return in a day.
“ Now tell me how I can meet up to take care of my family with this meagre amount. Let them reopen the university as they have opened markets and other places,” he said.
Also speaking on the issue, a bus shuttle operator that operates from Abuja campus to Choba junction, who gave his name as Awizar decried the pace of business in the area since the closure of the university.
“We are just suffering here now, before the university was closed, I use to go home with at least N10,000 to N15,000 as daily returns, but now I can hardly see N3,000.
“Federal Government should try and re-open the university, so that life can come back to normalcy here. They have been having political rallies with crowd, and markets and other places have been opened.
“Infact l am considering relocating to another route, I cannot continue this way. ASUU is threatening strike, and university is still closed, infact when will the system be stable to do business”, Awizer queried.
Meanwhile, one of the Shawama shop owners in the area, Victor Iheme has urged the government to re-open the university and honour the agreement it reached with ASUU so as to ensure peace in the system.
He said that patronage to his business has gone so low, pointing out that most of his customers are students and that since they are away, the remnants of patronage was so low.
By: Corlins Walter
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