The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Tuesday said
it would leave no stone unturned to resolve the impasse between Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) drivers and their employer. The drivers on Tuesday
downed tools to protest alleged delayed salary payment and unfavourable
conditions of service.
Mr Iyiola Adegboye, LAMATA’s Acting
Managing Director, who addressed the protesting drivers, said the agency
was concerned about the possible impact of the strike on commuters.
"What
we have done is to speak to the busmen and we have assured them that
the state government is ready to listen to their demands,’’ he told the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after addressing workers. “We have invited
their representatives for a meeting at which we would discuss the
issues, look into their grievances and then see how we will address
them.
"But we have asked them to go back to the road and we
believe that they will comply with that,’’ he said. Adegboye appealed to
stranded commuters, especially residents of Ikorodu, asking them to
bear with the government. “What has happened is not something that was
not expected. “We appreciate the fact that they are going through a lot
of pressure now but we want to ask that they should please bear with us.
“We are working assiduously to resolve the issues,’’ he said.
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