05/09/2024
NIGERIANS EMBRACE HORSES, BICYCLE DUE TO INCREASE IN PUMP PRICE
Due to the increment in petroleum pump prices on Tuesday, more residents, including civil servants have abandoned their vehicles to embrace trekking, horse riding, as well as the use of bicycles and tricycles for mobility.
In the early hours of Thursday, there were fewer vehicles but more pedestrians on the road while there were many horse and bicycle riders on major roads, especially in the North.
One of the pedestrians said that the cost of mobility has increased significantly as tricycle riders now refer to NNPCβs increase of petroleum products price, making commuters pay almost double the amount before the increase.
Another pedestrian who narrated her experience that she has now adjusted to trekking halfway before boarding a tricycle, adding that
she had to break her movement, trek to a point then take Keke from there.
Another one said since the hike in fuel prices, it has not been easy because he goes to work late almost every day, standing sometimes, up to 10 to 30 minutes before seeing a tricycle.