Uber and Bolt drivers in Lagos have commenced strike action from the 19th of April, to go on for a week as directed by the Professional E-hailing Drivers and Partners Association (PEDPA).
Riders of both ride-hailing companies which entered the Nigerian market in 2014 and 2016 respectively, are demanding the commission charged on rides be reduced from 25% to 10% and the chance to make decisions on pricing as they are “no longer reflective of the costs they put in”.
The association has laid their concerns via letters to both companies but are yet to receive any response. Hence the option for drivers to begin a one-week warning strike to call the attention of both companies to the ongoing matter. The association which was formed in 2019, in affiliation with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, is led by National President Idris Shonuga.
