Business
Traffic Reduces On PH Roads
The usual high vehicular traffic that is noticeable on Pot Harcourt roads, has almost disappeared following the long queues that now exist at the filling stations.
The Tide, on Monday, observed that some popular areas that are known for traffic congestion at the peak business periods were very free.
Some vehicles that were not at the petrol stations were either parked for lack of fuel or their owners were negotiating for fuel purchase at the black market which was at cut-throat price.
Some passengers at the loading points, complained that some drivers have taken advantage of the long queues at the filling stations to increase fare by as much as 100 per cent.
Taxi operators within Rumuokoro and Rumuomsi had increased fare from N50 to N100 as at Monday, while those from Rumuokoro to Rumuola now charge N150, instead of N100.
In Diobu area, the fare from Mile One to Iloabuchi has also changed from N50 to N70, and the high traffic congestion that was noticeable at Ikoku-Olu-Obasanjo Road has disappeared.
One of the drivers that spoke to our reporter said that some filling stations had adjusted their pump prices to over N100, while 10 litres of fuel were sold N3,000 now at the black market, but attributed the scarcity to the strike by petrol tanker drivers.
Corlins Walter