TRUCK DRIVERS PROTEST IN ANAMBRA OVER ALLEGED 100% INCREASE LEVY

The protesters also declared that they don’t want a middle man to collect the money from them for Government; rather they insisted that their leadership should collect the money as being done by tricycle operators in the State.

The President of All Tippers Owners and Drivers Association of Anambra State, Mr. Ebuka Davidson Unakwe, said the protest had become necessary following the double standard adopted by some key Government officials in negotiating with them.

Penpushing further reports that, he said they had earlier protested at head bridge Onitsha and Government House Awka, where the Secretary to the Government, Prof. Solo Chukwudebelu, Chief of Staff, and one Prof. Theresa who is in charge of State Revenue had a meeting with them and promised to address their demands.

The association boss said the government, however, reneged and turned around to threaten them, alleging that Prof. Theresa boasted to wipe them out, alleging that true to the threat, while his colleagues who on Tuesday attempted to start work, thugs and miscreants, allegedly  working for one Okigbo, who is a contractor in collecting tipper levies started attacking them with dangerous weapons.

The All Tippers Owners and Drivers Association, while  pledging loyalty of the body  to Governor Willie Obiano, Ebuka called on him to prevail on his aides to meet with their demands, and in an interview with some motorists, they urged government to quickly rescind its alleged decision to avert further ugly situation like the one witnessed today.