Business
Yuletide: Commuters Stranded At Parks
Following the mass exodus of people travelling out of Port Harcourt City for the festive season, commuters were stranded at the various parks and loading points due to lack of vehicles.
The Tide investigation revealed that commuters who waited in groups according to their respective routes in the respective parks, expressed displeasure, stressing that the lack of vehicles have made the few ones available to hike the fare indiscriminately.
Speaking to The Tide on Monday in Port Harcourt, one of the affected passengers at Abali Park, Mrs Jane Jamabo, lamented over what she described as artificial scarcity of vehicles at the park, pointing out that there were enough vehicles littering the parks, but refused loading because they were hunting for special drops and charters.
This situation she continued, had resulted in exorbitant increase in transport fare.
At the flyover’s various loading points, there were enough vehicles busy loading. A driver, Mr Edet Udo, who plies Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Capital told The Tide that their members were well prepared for the season, saying that this season was a period of harvest for them and no driver would like to miss out.
He admitted hiking the fare, noting that Port Harcourt to Uyo, formerly was N1,000 but now N1,500 and that increase in fare would be short- lived as the mass movement of people out of the city will soon end.
Udo, said that their members considered the hash economic condition in the country and availability of petroleum product in the yuletide as major option in arriving at the little increament made on the fare.
He assured the commuters of adequate and safe service delivery within the period.
Kinika Mpi
Business
Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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