BRT drivers’ protest grounds Lagos

Commuters were stranded in Lagos yesterday as drivers of the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) embarked on strike over alleged delay of their salary. 

T he scheme, being operated by Primero Transport Services Limited, provides bus services along dedicated lanes or corridor in the Lagos metropolis.
The company, which started operation in November 2015, has 434 buses in its fleet and more than 2,000 staff. Some of the drivers, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said they were protesting delayed salary payment, alleged unfavourable conditions of service and poor welfare. At the Majidun, Ikorodu depot of the transport company, hundreds of drivers had converged on the bus corridor and barricaded it to prevent movement.
Also, buses belonging to the company were parked outside. A driver, Mr Julius Adejire, said that for the past few days, they had been waiting for their July salary but up till yesterday they had not received alert for the payment.https://newtelegraphonline.com/brt-drivers-protest-grounds-lagos/