KEY POINTS

• In Lagos Bolt application drivers view the company’s 50 percent fare reduction as a measure that cannot sustain their operations.
• AUATON intends to lead a driver demonstration which will fight against improper fare prices through driver solidarity.
• The organization requests that drivers abstain entirely from providing ride-hailing service operations until their requests gain fulfillment.

Staff members of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) who operate in Lagos City reject Bolt’s recent cut to fares by half since this action makes financial conditions worse for them.

The union has scheduled a big demonstration which aims to get better prices as well as better working practices in the transport hailing sector.

AUATON spokesperson Steven Iwindoye said Bolt and other companies like Uber and Indrive and Rida are making drivers’ business survival impossible using their ongoing fare reductions. The union requires drivers to cause complete work stoppage until specified dates when protests will begin.

Drivers urged to resist unfavorable pricing

Several drivers received criticism from the union because their acceptance of low fares prevented the industry from advancing forward. Drivers need to file official complaints to Bolt during the first phase of their resistance against the new fare system.

The AUATON organization demands that all drivers join forces to achieve equitable rates from ride-hailing services by staying strong against unfair pricing practices.