President, Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private-owners Association of Nigeria (PEDPAN), Comrade Idris Shonuga, has refuted a newspaper report on Wednesday where one Jossy Olawale is claiming to speak on behalf of the Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private-owners Association of Nigeria (PEDPAN).
According to Shonuga, Jossy alleged in the publication that the “1,000 vehicles” provided for drivers in Lagride were being hijacked by “some cabals.”
Shonuga reacting to the publication said, “First, Jossy Olawale is no more a member of PEDPAN and has never been part of the leadership of the union even when he was with us. So, how can he address himself as the “National Publicity Secretary? This is a fraud. We urge all media outlets to take note!
“However, we will not fail to respond to the few issues raised by Jossy Olawale in the said publication as a union because we have a duty to educate the public, win more confidence from practitioners in the transport sector and also use the opportunity to exhibit our progress and collective advancements.
“PEDPAN is a bourgeoning union that covers all private and public Taxi drivers from the Yellow Cars to the Uber, Bolt, and LagRide. Our union is not just based in Lagos, but in twenty-one states including Abuja, Anambra, and Kano. The union is in its formative years, yet has risen quite high with sound ideological and administrative footings as it is led by veteran drivers that are still dedicated to the sector so actively. He concluded by saying: “PEDPAN has genuinely advanced the cause of the Taxi drivers and has gotten the confidence of the government especially Lagos state to invest in the Cab system. With E-hailing, we have set a manifesto of global standards to make sure the drivers are not subjugated and exploited through the new app system that somehow give the companies the chances to accumulate much gains while the worker only labours.
