Under the umbrella of the
Professional E-hailing Drivers and Partners Association (PEDPA), Uber and Bolt drivers in Lagos have begun a strike action today. The two companies are the biggest players in Nigeriaâs ride-hailing industry and have competed for years since their entrance into the Nigerian market in 2014 and 2016 respectively.
One of the ways they have competed is with pricing, with each operator giving promos and lowering fares to try to win over new customers. Yet, over the years, there have been claims that the pricing wars came at the expense of drivers.
Now Uber and Bolt drivers in Nigeria want the pricing to be reviewed because the prices are no longer reflective of the costs they put in. They also want both companies to reduce the commission charged on rides from 25% to 10%.
NLC threatens protest against INEC over Labour Party
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No going back on strike ― Uber, Bolt drivers
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But the NLC, through its President, Ayuba Wabba, in a letter dated April 12, and directed to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, argued that the purported meeting and election were in clear violation of the party’s constitution which recognises the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress as the “platforms” of the party.
Wabba explained in the letter that Article 13 (2) (a) further provides that the Presidents and General Secretaries of the two central labour organisations, the Chairperson of the NLC Women Commission are members of the NEC and the National Convention of the party but they were excluded from this meeting and election which held in Benin.