Drivers Accuse Task Force Of Encouraging Illegalities

As road users were beginning to appreciate the good work of the taskforce for decongesting the roads in Port Harcourt, bus drivers operating from Choba Motor Park have accused some members of the Rivers State Taskforce on Illegal Motor Parks, Street Trading and Roadside Mechanics of encouraging roadside loading by some drivers outside the park
The aggrieved bus drivers said the action was denying them the chances of getting full load as passengers that were supposed to go inside the park were diverted to the buses loading outside the park.
They accused the taskforce of collecting money from the lawless drivers to enable them load passengers outside the designated park.
The bus drivers called on the chairman of the taskforce, Hon. Bright Amaewhule, to rein in his unlawful members.
Speaking to The Tide, an aggrieved bus driver, Sunday Njoku, said: “We are loading in the park and before you get a full load for your bus for a trip, those drivers who paid money to the taskforce, loading outside the motor park, along the road must have gone on trips twice or thrice. And if all the buses should come out on the road to load, government will declare us lawless. So, it’s better they call their men to order.”
Another bus driver, Obed Amajah said , “you see them with the task force apron collecting N100 and N200 from drivers, according to the bus size to allow them load passengers along the road instead of inside the park. This action has kept those of us inside stranded as all passengers are diverted outside, as well as crippled our daily returns.”

By: Kinika Mpi