By Christopher Isiguzo in Enugu
Transporters in the country under the aegis of Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria (ALBON) and Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria (AMTO) on Wednesday asked for the federal government’s intervention in the incessant imposition of multiple taxes and levies on their members by the various states and local governments across the country.
The transporters who operate in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory expressed dismay that the development was beginning to take a negative toll on their business, insisting that urgent steps must be taken to address the issue before it degenerates to an unmanageable level.
Rising from a joint meeting of the two groups in Enugu, the road transport owners in their communique signed by President of ALBON, Sir Dan Okemuo, Secretary, Frank Nneji, National President of AMTO, Chief G. N. Inyiaba and Secretary, Comrade Duhu Francis Ede, said in spite of all the difficulties they are facing in their operations, they had not increased the transport fares to levels commensurate with the prevailing inflation in the country.
They also made a “passionate appeal” for reduction in import duties on all commercial vehicles, their spare parts and tyres in order to further improve on their service delivery.
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