Kano: Tricycle riders call off strike

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Commercial tricycle riders under the auspice of Tricycle owners and Riders Association have called-off its strike, Daily Telescope can report.

The development followed the intervention of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Kano Civil Society Forum (KCSF).

The two organizations waded into a rift between the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) and Tricycle Owners and Riders Association which led to an industrial action embarked by the latter on Monday.

Addressing a press conference at a joint press conference at the Headquarters of KAROTA, the Chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir, said the warring parties have agreed the sheathe their swords.

Minjibir explained that arising from the impasse between the KAROTA and tricycle riders, the leadership of NLC, TUC, JNC and KCSF summoned a joint meeting with the MD of KAROTA with a view to resolving the matter amicably.

He added that at the end of the meeting the two warring parties had resolved their differences, hence the decision to call off the strike by the tricycle operators.

“The tricycle riders have agreed to pay a token tax of N100 daily as provided by the Kano state Revenue administration law, schedule 2 item 9 congestion charges amendment law 2017. That the first payment of N100 should be made through Remitter to enable data capture in Kano State Board of Internal Revenue/KAROTA Cyber which shall be done within two weeks from today, 23 February 2021 after which KAROTA will commence enforcement and the Cyber shut down so that nobody will access it to enable control.

“That the subsequent payment of N100 daily tax should follow by the tricycle operators which can be done through their android phone or Point Of Sale (POS) machine with an option of daily, monthly, quarterly, or yearly payment at the Cafe.

“That the Hire Purchase Owners will assist the tricycle Riders in the provision of additional Remitter points to enable members to make payment with ease. That the leadership of Organized Labour and Kano Civil Society Forum will continue to engage the leadership of Tricycle Riders/Owners Association in the state for smooth conduct of their business through public enlightenment, awareness activities and training on professional conduct to ensure peaceful co-existence in the state and hitch-free business atmosphere.

“That all tricycle riders in the state should write their number boldly at the back of each tricycle for easy identification and security purposes.”

In his remark, the Managing Director of KAROTA, Alhaji Baffa Babba Danagundi commended the leaderships of NLC, TUC, JNC and KCSF for the intervention, noting that “Your concern to the plights of tricycle riders and people of Kano is commendable.”

Danagundi assured that the agency would respect all the terms reached at the meeting, urging the leadership of the tricycle association to also respect the agreements reached at the meeting.

Also speaking, the Chairman of Tricycle Owners/Riders Association, Malam Mansur Tanimu promised that members of the association would not let those that intervened down.

Tanimu called on the tricycles to respect the truce reached at the meeting by paying their levy in time, noting that “the NLC and other organisations intervention was aimed at providing favorable atmosphere for smooth operation.

 

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