By Dickson Omobola
No fewer than 200 cab operators, Monday, threatened to ground operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, in nine days if the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, fails to reverse what they described as anti-operator policies.
The drivers, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Private Cab Operators, NUPCO, said the policies include a directive requiring them to stop using vehicles manufactured before 2012 with effect from July 1, 2026.
Addressing newsmen in Lagos, National President of NUPCO, Mr Adeola Adepegba, lamented that FAAN had also increased their tariff from N500 to N1,500 despite operators maintaining the same transport fares over the past three years, saying the development would force them to increase fares.
According to him, FAAN was also attempting to force members of the union into an app-based transport system without adequate consultation.
