On Monday 5th October, 2020, professional e-hailing drivers and Private-owners Association PEDPA held a meeting with All Admins of various WhatsApp groups!
This meeting consists of Agendas Listed below:
1. Opening Prayer
2. PEDPA welcome address and Introduction of attendees
3. Briefing on PEDPA effort towards building a formidable e-hailing driver community
4. The Need for us To Form a Strong Synergy Among Ourselves And the way Forward
5. Report on the proposed Lagos state regulation of e-hailing industry and PEDPA engagement on the controversial Driver badge and vehicle Tag
6. Discussion on the proposed October 12th Protest and indefinite strike based on the following Demands
➡️➡️ Drivers right of Association and Representatives Must Be Recognised, As We Say No To Drivers Individuality.
➡️➡️There Must Be a Workable Operating Guidelines Between Drivers And App Companies.
➡️➡️Drivers Welfare Package (Healthcare and access to loan)
➡️➡️Safety And Security Control Measure
➡️➡️Standard Trip Fare, Fee And Commission Across All Apps
-➡️➡️Full Implementation Of On-trip Insurance.
➡️➡️Stop Unnecessary Blocking And Deactivation Of Drivers’ Account Without GIVING Opportunity Of Fair Hearing
➡️➡️Government Regulations And Documentations (Drivers Badge And Vehicle TAG) App Companies Responsibility
6. AOB
7. Closing Prayer
AFTER SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS THE ADMINS SUGGESTED THAT THE PROPOSED DATE FOR THE MOTHER OF ALL PROTEST AND STRIKE AGAINST DICTATORIAL APP BE POSTPONED TO ALLOW FOR BETTER PLANNING AND ENGAGEMENT, SETTING UP OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES AND BRINGING IN MORE ADMINS FOR ALL INCLUSIVE MOVE. AFTER PROPER CONSIDERATIONS, A NEW DATE WAS PICKED BY VOTE AND 26th OF OCTOBER HAS THE HIGHEST VOTE!
✍?Therefore the LAGOS MOTHER OF ALL STRIKES SHALL COMMENCE ON THE MONDAY 26th OF OCTOBER 2020.
We Therefore Encourage ALL E-haling driver community to Join This Plans In their OWN Capacity. “Whatever Is Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Well.
❗Let’s stand up to unite and create the e-hailing industry that we all deserved. PEDPA Has Been Doing her BEST And Will Continue To Do That, But Your Best IS Also Needed As a Complement, Without This Complements Its Might Be Difficult IF NOT Impossible For Us To Have The E-hailing THAT We Want?
THE ATTACHED FILE IS THE COPY OF LETTER SENT OUT TO ALL THE E-HAILING APP COMPANIES BUT, WHILE MYKAB AND JETRIDE REPLIED AND EACH OF THEM REQUESTED FOR A MEETING BETWEEN THEIR COMPANY AND PEDPA, UBER AND BOLT IN THEIR USUAL WAY REFUSED TO ACT ACCORDINGLY EVEN AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING OUR LETTER. THIS SHOWS THAT UBER AND BOLT IS STILL RUNNING FROM THERE RESPONSIBILITIES, AT PEDPA WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE IN THEIR NONCHALANT ATTITUDE TOWARDS ISSUE OF DRIVERS INTEREST AND WELFARISM. AS WAIT THEIR COMPLIANCE LET’S PREPARE AS WE WILL COMMENCE THE 26TH OCTOBER MOTHER OF ALL STRIKE WITH FULL COMPLIANCE OF ALL THE E-HAILING DRIVERS IF UBER AND BOLT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH DRIVERS DEMAND
???TELL A FRIEND TO TELL A FRIEND THAT OUR STRIKE ? STARTS ON 26TH OCTOBER 2020
….. UNITED WE ARE STRONGER??????
