03/09/2017
# creation of employment for 100 Akure youths through ticketing #
Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital was stranded on Wednesday 9th,August as taxi drivers under the aegis of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) protested the astronomical hike in the price of ticket from N200 to N350.
The taxi drivers asked for the immediate downward review of their ticket fee of N350 which they claimed also included the Local Government ticket fee.
At the branch and unit parks the ticket is #750 daily, apart from bookings, emblems, festivals money e.t.c.
The protesting taxi drivers are saying capital NO to increase in ticketing fee because this would further put hardship on the passengers in this current economic situation”,
My suggestion,the Government through the ministry of youths and sports in conjunction with ministry of transport should employed capable youths to be in charge of the ticketing both the commercial motors and motorcycles in Akure.
The ticket should be then put to #250 daily for all commercial drivers,may be #200 for all motorcycle Ridders.
In my last survey,I realised that about 6,500 commercial transport were in Akure,if 5000 were to collect daily ticket,on vehicles,our Government will realise over #1.2M daily.
The past government's survey made us realised that about 5000 commercial motorcycle Ridders were in Àkure alone,if this figure is to collect daily ticket of #200,the summation is
# 1million daily.
With this amounts the ministry can successfully employed 100 of unemployed Akure graduates and pay them #20,000 monthly each.
I am not suggesting to stop any union for performing,the Union can levied any amounts on their members but not on the streets.
Thuggery and harassments of people by these unions will stop,so far there is freedom of entry and dismembership in association.
I understand,this idea may not go well with some,but this governor may be the best ever if he could employed these youths immediately, and stop compensating a union with people's taxes.
Even,some of the Union bigwigs brothers and sisters are jobless over there,the government both local and state could earned #75,000,000 per month,even,by giving this job to consultant.
Note,ticketing is a means for government to generate revenue for the state,not for some union alone,so,I am calling on all the youths in Akure to join me to call on our own hon.Abegunde,hon.Saka ogunleye,hon.omowumi edet,those in assemblies, the Deji of our kingdom and all sons and daughters of Akureland to press on the Governor to give us this.
If this is been granted, his government will not broke of money,I am assuring him that his party will surely win all sits from Akure in coming 2019 elections.
Courtesy: LUAM