TRICYCLE OPERATORS IN DELTA STATE STORM STREETS IN PROTEST .... Accuse Oborevwori, Jite Brown Over Outrageous Levies, Warn Against Extortion

Protesting Keke Operators

"By the time 10,000 workers are affected by Monday, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori will come here." Protester.

Angry tricycle operators in Orhunhworun community of Udu Local Government Area in Delta State on Saturday numbering hundreds, staged a warning protest over alleged extortion by touts, accuses Gov. Oborevwori, Delta Council chairman, Brown of outrageous levies.

The protesters gathered at the popular Jigbale market where the tricycle operators blocked the road leading to Orhunwhorhun Community.

The protesters bore placards with inscriptions such as,"Say No to illegal parking task force More", "Say No to Agbero task force wrong parking" and "Go to work".

The Tricycle operators thereafter accused the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and the Udu Council Chairman of allegedly imposing outrageous levies on them to pay in the area.

One of the commercial tricycle operators Anthony Igbebe who spoke with Our Correspondent said the protests is a warning to the Delta State Government to come and address the issues raised. He failure to which, they will block the Udu main bridge and deny every access through the area by Monday July 17.

According to him, "by the time 10,000 workers are affected by Monday, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori will come here."

Igbebe also appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to expand the road so that commercial tricycle operators, motorcycle operators and other road users can park very well to avoid the extortion on them.

Another Commercial tricycle operator, Azubuike Alu said they don't want molestation by the touts any more. 

He said the Udu Council Chairman and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori are  not fair to them with the alleged extortion on them. 

Another Commercial tricycle operator simply identified as John said they came out in the protest because they heard that the Council ko boss want to ban Keke in the area.

The Chairman of the Delta State branch of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Comrade A. Peter Edariese who is widely respected and appreciated in his interventionist roles in the area, swung into action and immediately doused the already tensed situation to avoid destruction of properties by hoodlums, just like the way a bank was burnt down during the naira scarcity in the Country.

Comrade Edariese, while addressing the protesters, advised them to be law abiding and desist from the destruction of any properties in the area. 

While noting that they have rights to freedom of protests, Comrade Edariese said, "don't be disorderly and destructive," stressing that the CDHR is behind them in the peaceful and warning protest.