FCTA suspends drivers, riders permit levy enforcement

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has enactment connected clasp the enforcement of the Drivers and Riders Permit Levy to let for further consultations with cardinal stakeholders.

The directive was issued by the Mandate Secretary of the Transportation Secretariat, Dr. Chinedum Elechi, successful a missive to the Managing Director of First Capital Cargo Ltd, the steadfast engaged to grip the levy’s collection.

In the correspondence sighted successful Abuja connected Monday, Elechi explained that the determination followed discussions held connected February 19 with representatives of dispatch riders operating wrong the FCT.

“Following the gathering with the leaders of the Association of Dispatch Riders successful the FCT, and the concerns of aggregate taxation by assorted authorities raised during the meeting, you are by this missive directed to suspend the enforcement of postulation of the Drivers and Riders Permit Levy, pending further engagement with each applicable stakeholders.

“Please guarantee this directive is accorded the needed attraction and compliance,” the mandate caput said.

It would beryllium recalled that connected February 19, hundreds of dispatch riders converged connected the FCTA Secretariat successful Abuja to protestation what they termed “multiple taxation.”

The riders appealed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, seeking his involution to halt what they described arsenic unfair levies.

According to the protesters, they presently wage an...