Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried increased transport fares, which has limited their movement around the city centre.
They told the News Agency of Nigeria that one of the greatest challenges they encountered was the non-availability of fuel despite its increased cost.
According to them, fuel is not readily available at many filling stations at the time, leading to artificial scarcity and panic, thus the increasing cost of transportation.
They, therefore, reiterated their appeal to the Federal Government and other authorities to urgently intervene in the situation as Nigerians were suffering and getting very desperate.
Mrs Rebecca Solomon, a civil servant, appealed to the Federal Government to redeem its promise of providing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for commuters.
According to Solomon, these vehicles when operational will greatly help in ameliorating the high cost of transportation which is affecting all sectors.
“Nigerians were happy when President Bola Tinubu announced the provision of buses to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians.
“We have been waiting and hoping for the buses promised to us (residents) by the Federal Government but we are yet to see the buses.
“We need God’s intervention to pull through because the situation of things is not getting any better. Many people are suffering and dying,”she said.
Mr Godson Edache, a nurse said, the sharp rise in the cost of necessities was biting hard on residents and this could only be checked by reducing transportation fares.
Edache said: “Transportation is crucial as it affects virtually everything/sector in the country. So it is not surprising that the cost of goods and services has skyrocketed.
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