ola_makavelli

Activist, freedom fighter and unionist

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Up Next at 2:30 PM: This Is Our Lagos with Zainab Balogun-Olowu

Topic: Ride-hailing Drivers Declare Three-day Strike Over Low T-Fares in Lagos

Guest: Comrade Jaiyesimi Azeez (aka Makavelli)

We take you beyond the news.

#uber #bolt #Indrive #lagride #strike

[Wilson Steven @i_RockNation]

⚠️ Imagine the kind of Cars using for inDrive in India 🇮🇳

To all those chasing ridiculous, nonsense fares thinking they’re “smart hustlers,” it’s time to wake up. This isn’t just about making a few extra bucks it’s about the long-term cost to your car, your health, and your life.

Many drivers don’t realize the truth, your vehicle is the first to pay the price.
Daily wear and tear, overuse, and constant pressure to complete rides for low fares are already turning perfectly good cars into scrap. Engines start grinding, suspension parts fail, tires wear out faster than expected, and mechanical failures become regular. Cars that looked “fancy and reliable” when bought are now breaking down within months. Some drivers are already experiencing this their cars are barely holding together, and repairs are costing more than the money they make driving.

But it’s not only your car that suffers. Your health is at risk too. Long hours on the road, constant stress negotiating fares, and the mental pressure of low earnings cause exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and burnout. These platforms profit from your suffering while providing zero support or care for the people doing the work.

Here’s the cruel truth: if something happens to you, the platform won’t even be there. No help, no safety net, and certainly no funeral attendance. You’re on your own, and every “deal” you chase only increases your risk.

inDrive’s model is designed to exploit drivers. It turns your car into a machine for their profit, drains your health and energy, and leaves you carrying all the costs. The fancy car you show off today could be your biggest liability tomorrow.

Advice to drivers:
•Stop overusing your personal cars for this platform.
•Protect your health don’t let stress and overwork take over your life.
•Understand the real cost of every “fast fare” before accepting it.

Your car, your health, and your life are worth more than a few “negotiated” fares. Don’t let inDrive destroy what you’ve worked so hard for.

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@ITFglobalunion

This is our predicament at the moment in Nigeria

[Wilson Steven @i_RockNation]

The biggest lie in the gig economy is this:

“Drivers are their own bosses.”

It sounds empowering.
It sounds like freedom.
It sounds like entrepreneurship.

But look closer.

@Uber controls the price.
@boltapp controls the customer.
@inDrive controls the ecosystem.

The algorithm decides who gets rides.
The app decides when you are visible.
The system can deactivate you overnight.

Then there is another word the platforms like to use:

“Partners.”

Drivers are called partners, but in reality they have no real influence over the decisions that determine their daily survival.

Real partners sit at the table.
Real partners help shape policies.
Real partners negotiate terms.

Drivers do none of these.

Drivers cannot set prices.
Drivers cannot negotiate commission.
Drivers cannot influence platform policies.
Drivers are rarely consulted before major changes are introduced.

Yet they are still described as partners.

So what actually happens?

The driver provides the car.
The driver pays for fuel.
The driver handles maintenance.
The driver carries accident and safety risks.
The driver absorbs the economic pressure.

When fuel prices rise, the driver suffers.
When demand drops, the driver suffers.
When commissions increase, the driver suffers.

Yet the system continues to repeat the same line:

“You are your own boss.”

Let’s be honest.

True entrepreneurs set their own prices.
True entrepreneurs control their customers.
True entrepreneurs own their market.

Most drivers in the gig economy control none of these.

They are not partners in the system.
They are the labor powering the system.

This is not traditional employment.
But it is not genuine entrepreneurship either.

It is something new.

Digital labor.

And until we begin to call it what it really is, the imbalance will continue to grow.

Platforms will scale.
Profits will rise.
But the people doing the work will still be told:

“You are your own boss.”

A statement that sounds powerful…

but hides a very different reality.

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[Wilson Steven @i_RockNation]

The Time Has Come for Us to Reflect.

We are the engine of this industry. We wake before dawn, we return home long after the sun has set. Our vehicles, bought with our sweat, are wearing out. The cost of fuel, maintenance, and repairs climbs ever higher, yet what we earn at the end of each day barely keeps us afloat.

This is not sustainable. This is not a matter of sentiment; it is a matter of survival.

For how long can we continue like this? We, the owners, who fuel the vehicles, who maintain them, who bear all the risk. The only thing provided is the technology the platform and yet, they determine our fares, they set our commissions, they dictate how we run our own businesses. What is left for us is often below cost price.

While we struggle from dawn till night, living from hand to mouth and sometimes borrowing just to survive or maintain our vehicles, others smile all the way to the bank.

This cannot continue. This is not balanced. This is not fair.

This is about strategy.

If we remain divided, we weaken ourselves. If we come together as one body, we amplify our voice. Without unity, there is no strength. Without strategy, there is no progress. There is no free lunch anywhere. If we fail to act wisely and collectively now, posterity will judge us.

This is our moment. We must face our challenges not with anger or fear, but with unity, clarity, and a strategic mind. We must say NO to exploitation. We must demand fairness. We must protect our livelihood.

Let us, therefore, resolve to:

· Set aside personal differences.
· Support collective action responsibly and peacefully.
· Make history the right way.

If we do not stand together now, the cycle will continue. This is the moment to organize. This is the moment to speak with one voice. This is the moment to act wisely.

Support the movement. Support unity. Support responsible collective action.

Together, we are stronger.

Comrade Steven Iwindoye
Public Relations Officer, Lagos State
Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria

“In unity, we rise. In strategy, we win.”

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