100% Increment In Transport Fare: Details Of How Student Pioneers Met With The Leadership Of Taxi Operators In Imsu Over Fare Reduction (Photos Here).

Imsu Elijah, the wireless informant of Imo stars.

Motor operators within Imsu axis is set to slash the current flat rate of bus fares from Imsu Front Gate to Bishops court and to other student areas.

Recall that transport fare within Imo state university increased by 100% due to fuel scarcity witnessed during the yuletide period, ever since then the price have refused to drop despite the fall in petrol price. Motor operators within the school have refused to adjust. A journey which used to cost N50 from Imsu front gate now cost a flat rate of N100 and above.

The unceasing increment has received series of multiple discordant exhibitions from different student wings where student pioneers and concerned students step out in the various Alliance to monitor and regulate the fare.

In a bid to proffer lasting solution to the increment, a cross section of student leaders engaged the chairman of taxi operators within the student areas into a round table discussion where a pleasant conclusion was reached, our source disclosed.

According to our source, the aim of the round table discussion was to reach and maintain a favorable price for transportation, to suit Imo Stars and the motor operators, as the price for various destinations was discussed.

Distance was put into consideration as prices were tagged to destinations. After much deliberation, It was agreed at the meeting that a drive from Imsu front gate to Bishop's court and other neighboring student areas including school front gate to Owerri Club, sterling junction is N50 while Oku- uratta inside and ama-wire is N70 as against current N100 collected by motorists.

The meeting had in attendance the chairman of taxi operators, Comr. Chris Nnamani (Bishop's Court President), Comr. Ogunwa Kelvin (Bishop's Court secretary general), Comr. Success (president of Aladinma Alliance), and Comr. Opara Harmelson (Current Director of Transport 17th Republic SUG UNECO Rep.) among other notable big shots.

The new fare regime which took effect immediately will have 50% reduction across the student routes including bishop's court, back gate, orji ama wire, oku-urrata and works layout.

According to the minutes of the meeting reaching the wireless informant of Imo stars, Imsu Elijah through Bishop's Court Alliance Secretary General Comr. Kelvin Ogunwa, the fare reduction was aimed at making public commuting affordable for Imo stars amid the difficult economic climate.

The bus fare will now be charged based on traveling distance from one alliance to another against the former charges of flat rate of N100 - N150, he concluded.