Jonglei Drivers Protest Over Bus Park Rent
Drivers in Jonglei state are protesting after the Bus Park in Bor town was handed over to an investment group to start charging rent fees. 19 May 2013 The bus park in Bor. [Jacob Achiek Jok] By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 19 May 2013 [Gurtong] – The Drivers Union Secretary, John Ayuen Panchol has said that they have protested and they need respect and recognition to be considered by the state government. “We drivers union for land transport in Jonglei state would like to sincerely to bring your wise leadership to attention to the rest of citizens who are still suffering in other part of the state capital,” the letter addressed to the Governor read. They have strongly asked the county authorities to give them their freedom of work in their place peacefully. “We urge the government to consider of right as following, the government usually taxed us on daily bases and if we contacted them on other basis they don’t respond since they demolished the bus park last year,” Ayuen said. He said that the government has initiative of using the bus park as the investment field and that why they have planned to confirm from the government again because the place was given to them in 2011 by former county commissioner. Ayuen said that they have contributed much more in helping the state government. “We the drivers union usually helped the government when there is emergency by offering our services in transporting people to the area concerned, we also sometimes refuelled the government vehicles if they have run short of fuel,” he said. He said that they have tried to write their proposal to the county authorities and town council but there was no outcome or response. Panchol said that in taxation laws, it was written that they should pay 20 South Sudanese Pounds every month from the small cars while public cars should pay 10 percent to the taxation office but they have included all the vehicles to pay 10 percent for each car which is not in the taxation acts. During their demonstration police arrested three people after they have managed to disperse drivers union. The security sources said that they have managed to convene drivers union to write their letter addressed to the Mayor of Bor Municipality so that their case is solved amicably. The mayor, Nhial Majak Nhial was not imposition to comment on the issue yesterday due to other commitments and could not be reached this morning. Posted in: Home, Business, Governance, Travel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
