Election: Akwa Ibom Government Gives Five-Day Tax Vacation To Transporters

The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared that all fees and daily passes for tricycle and minibus drivers in the Uyo city are suspended.

Uno Etim Uno, the state’s commissioner for transportation, said in a statement on Monday that the gesture was made to ease the continuing cash shortage and other difficulties facing transporters as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy.

The Akwa Ibom State Government hereby generously announces a five-day suspension of daily ticketing for operators of commercial tricycles and minibuses in light of the harsh realities brought on by the country’s cash shortage.

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“The suspension takes immediate effect from Monday, March 13 till Friday, March 17, 2023.
“This development will help the operators breathe a sigh of relief as they struggle to earn a living amidst these biting hard times.
The government notified all operators of tricycles and minibuses as well as the monitoring unit of the development and possible compliance.

”The general public, particularly operators of commercial tricycles and minibuses and the Compliance and Monitoring team are hereby notified of this development.”
The commissioner urged the benefitting transporters to use the five days tax holiday to take an active part in the governorship and state Assembly poll reschedule for March 18, 2023, in the state

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“In continued support for the state government, transporters are urged to use the five days of grace to prepare to take an active part in the governorship and state assembly elections slated for Saturday, March 18, 2023.

“It is hoped that in response to the kind gesture of the state government, transporters will remain law-abiding and shun all forms of violence throughout the period of the elections,” he said.

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