{"id":59554,"date":"2025-01-13T13:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59554"},"modified":"2025-01-13T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:10:30","slug":"bolt-uber-drivers-demand-federal-regulation-over-state-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/13\/bolt-uber-drivers-demand-federal-regulation-over-state-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolt, Uber Drivers Demand Federal Regulation Over State Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Emmanuel Ogbodo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), has called on the federal government to introduce a national regulatory framework for the e-hailing sector, citing unfavorable state-level policies.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Lagos, AUATON\u2019s South-West Vice-President, Kolawole Aina, criticized the existing state regulations, arguing they prioritize government revenue over driver and passenger welfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState regulations never favor drivers. We bear the burden while app companies and governments focus on profits,\u201d Aina stated, highlighting issues like multiple taxation and poor operational conditions.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that a federal framework would unify policies, enhance safety through passenger profiling, and create a fairer system for all stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Despite efforts to engage the government, Aina lamented a lack of responsiveness.<\/p>\n<p>AUATON continues to push for reforms to ensure a safer and more profitable e-hailing industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmanuel Ogbodo The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), has called on the federal government to introduce a national regulatory framework for the e-hailing sector, citing unfavorable state-level policies. Speaking in Lagos, AUATON\u2019s South-West Vice-President, Kolawole Aina, criticized the existing state regulations, arguing they prioritize government revenue over driver and passenger welfare. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59554"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59556,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59554\/revisions\/59556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}