Commercial minibus (Korope) drivers in Osogbo, Osun State capital, have released a new comprehensive fare list.
The drivers released the list following a peaceful protest on Wednesday over the high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, known as petrol.
NAIJAONPOINT reports that the protesters who gathered at the Ayetoro area of the state capital lamented that the business was no longer profitable.
They subsequently announced that the least fare per drop within Osogbo would now be ₦300, effective Thursday.
According to the new price list released by the Association of Korope Drivers, the ₦300 flat rate will apply to several short routes. These include Dagbolu 1 & 2 to Kobo, Ota-Efun to Stadium, Ota-Efun to Testing Ground, Testing Ground to Igbona, Oja-Oba to Garage Ilesha, Oja-Oba to Olaiya and Old Garage, Old Garage, Okefia to Dada Estate, Olaiya to Dada Estate, and Ofatedo to Ido-Osun.
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For ₦400, passengers will pay from Dagbolu to Ota-Efun, Testing Ground to Old Garage, Testing Ground to Oja-Oba, Biket, Powerline and Jaye to Old Garage, Ayetoro, Igbona and Olorunda to Ota-Efun, Ayetoro to Ogo-Oluwa, Oja-Oba to Owode Garage, Alakija and OSBC to Oja-Oba, Olaiya, Old Garage and Okefia to Bolanle/Dele, and Old Garage, Olaiya and Okefia to Agunbelewo.
The association fixed ₦500 for routes including Ota-Efun to Old Garage, Old Garage, Ola-Iya to Abere, Testing Ground to Ogo-Oluwa, Dagbolu 1&2 to Stadium and Testing Ground, Sasa to Okebaale to Oja-Oba, Oja-Oba to Osunjela, Igbona, Ayetoro to Dada Estate, Olaiya, Old Garage and Okefia to Ofatedo, and Old Garage, Olaiya and Okefia to Okinni.
Fares for Kobo to Old Garage, Ayetoro, Igbona to Abere, Old Garage, Ola-Iya to Owode, Ota-Efun to Oja-Oba, Testing Ground to Garage Ilesha, Olaiya, Old Garage and Okefia to Ido-Osun, and Owode-Ede to Olaiya and Okefia were pegged at ₦600.
Routes such as Ayetoro, Igbona to Owode-Ede, Dagbolu 1&2 to Okefia and Old Garage, and Old Garage, Olaiya and Okefia to Olobu and Ifon will now cost ₦700. Stadium to Owode-Ede was fixed at ₦800, while Ota-Efun to Owode-Ede and Owode-Ede to Bolanle and Dele Yes Sir will cost ₦1,000 each, and Kobo to Owode-Ede, the longest on the list, is now ₦1,200.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
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