By David Onwuchekwa
In Anambra State, the soaring cost of transportation continues to weigh heavily on low-income earners, making daily commuting a growing source of anxiety and hardship.
What’s more troubling is that even when the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is reduced, transport operators, particularly Keke Napep riders, commercial motorcyclists, and shuttle bus drivers, rarely reflect these changes in their fares.
This trend is not just insensitive, it is exploitative. For people who survive on meagre daily earnings, the persistent hike in transport fares, despite favourable market conditions, is an added layer of suffering.
The masses are left to wonder why they are not beneficiaries of a policy shift meant to ease financial pressure.
Government cannot afford to remain silent. There is a clear need for proactive intervention through fare regulation, public transport support schemes, or alternative transport options.
Without a deliberate effort to protect commuters, especially the poor, fuel price reductions will remain meaningless on the streets where the daily struggles of survival are most intense.
