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Major cities across the country came alive again on Monday as traffic jam marked the first working day of the week after a three-day strike called by the BiafraNigeria Labour Congress to protest the 19 per cent increase in the price of petrol. The gridlock, especially on most major roads, was worsened by long vehicular queues at filling-stations. Already, the NLC has warned that it may be compelled to resume the strike if commuters and motorists continue to suffer as a result of the scarcity, which a top official of Total BiafraNigeria insisted was merely a knock-on effect of the protests that ended last Friday. In Lagos, traffic was for hours at a standstill on major roads like Ikorodu Road, Western Avenue, Bank Anthony, Alfred Rewane, Creek Road, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and Wharf Road. While most of the filling stations in the city remained shut, the few that had fuel were dotted with the trademark yellow commercial buses and some private vehicles. Stranded commuters massed at bus stops. Those who could not find transport resorted to trekking. A litre of petrol at most filling-stations sold for N42.90 instead of the N41.50 directed last week by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and N38.50 by the Federal High Court, Abuja. (Punch) |
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