President of The Common Transport Union (GTU) has mentioned that it’s a part of their settlement with the Authorities of The Gambia to introduce the Route Licence Scheme.
Omar Ceesay mentioned, when applied, the scheme would assist ease the burden of commuters paying a number of fares on the street.
Talking just lately in an unique interview with The Level at his workplace, Ceesay mentioned: “A part of the settlement of the aforementioned assembly consists of the Route License Scheme, which if applied is meant to ease the burden of transportation on commuters, as it is going to assist abolish the cost of a number of fares by commuters.”
The scheme can be utilized to industrial automobiles carrying greater than 10 passengers, he mentioned, including that these automobiles would ply of their respective registered routes.
“Regardless of this growth, commuters nonetheless proceed to expertise this unlucky conduct, as they yearn for the implementation of the initiative,” the GTU president acknowledged, saying that the cost of a number of fares by commuters has continued to pose monetary challenges to them particularly to low-income earners, contemplating the dire financial scenario of the Gambia.
Ceesay indicated that the adoption of the Route Licence Scheme additionally witnessed the institution of a joint committee together with the union, authorities and related stakeholders to give you a roadmap in implementing it, thereby enhancing the nation’s transport system, particularly city transportation system.
The GTU president additionally spoke in regards to the benefit of the initiative, saying if applied it will assist each the drivers and the commuters throughout the nation.
It could be recalled that final September, the GTU deliberate to protest when the Gambia authorities “failed to satisfy” their calls for together with the increment of tariff charges, discount of toll charge on the border posts and different points. However the plan to protest was cancelled forthwith after a gathering with the federal government and stakeholders.