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The Native Consortium & Research Center has raised serious concerns over the the “Waka Fine Buses” describing it as a criminal enterprise, unaffordable and leaving passengers stranded with huge discomfort compelling commercial buses [ Poda-Poda] to follow the increased fare to Le10 in violation of the NLe 5 government price.
The Consortium alleged that the criminal part of bus enterprise is to use the police and the military to protect a public private venture that is already in breach of the Government fare to protect the exploitation and anti-competition with commercial buses.
Native Consortium & Research Center further condemned the extortion scheme with a 100% increased fare (NLe10 pole to pole) alleging the use of the police for a criminal enterprise thereby preventing Keke and other Commercial buses (Poda Poda) not to ply some major streets, leaving passengers stranded with huge discomfort.
The consortium justified that Government bus services all over the world are cheaper and affordable. “All Government buses since 1961 are cheaper and adorable. So the Consortium finds it very strange for the Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA) to allow the security forces we pay from our consolidated revenue to be used to protect this criminal enterprise. That is totally unacceptable.”
Excerpt of the statement of the consortium reads “A savvy businessman would have entered the market with a cheaper fare, and not to force people. President Bio, this is not what the people voted for. If these Waka Fine buses cannot offer a better life for the people, let them leave us with our Poda Poda, Keke and Okada, as exploitative as they are, this is what the people are used to. Even if the buses serve pizza on board, that is not enough justification to gouch passengers and leaving them stranded.
The government should allow them to compete with their own fare and not to drive the Keke and Poda Poda from the major routes like Wilkinson road. Moreover Sierra Leonean are more tech savvy and no longer naive. The new Waka Fine buses can introduce an app on their route and time it, would have been a better marketing strategy than to force it down the throat of the people. That is hard to swallow,”
Great points which government must notice
People are really fed up with this misuse of power. Government should know this and revert .
Oppression to the highest apex, using our own forces operatives against us for their selected few. This is not right, remember that there’s a world after the one we are living in, and there be true account for every doing. Posterity will hunt you, maybe even your generations.
That is true we don’t need WAKA FINE buses we prefer our poda poda, kekeh and okada please
Who is the owner of the buses
This is pathetic, unbearable. A body meant to protect the interest of the people is now responsible levying an unforgivable burden to them
Those who are benefiting from the government will soon come and lambast all these comments, because they are only concern for themselves and their own beneficiaries. GOD will judge and reward everyone according to his/her works on earth on the last day.
It is so pathetic and sorry full,a one own government boarding always try to misuse his peoples but I have the faith that anything you do in this world should one day follow you and the peoples of Sierra Leone should see this one day
I really feel pity for our poor people & school going children, take a look from Texaco to Calaba Town people as standing over 2 -3hrs +.
This is a day light robbery, a country were no one to talk for us, this country is in hell & in a total mess..
If u force over 600+ commercial vehicles in a single root, but allow 25 bus to take the public main root. It clearly shows u are forcing the people to take your own option.
Because no one will want to sits in long delay traffic all day.
One thing I know time will tell..