Only 5% of commercial drivers in C’River trained – Commissioner

The Cross Rivers Commissioner for Transport, Mr Ekpenyong Cobham, said on Monday that only about five per cent of the commercial drivers in the state are trained and certified.

Cobham made the assertion in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Monday in reaction to a protest by some mini bus drivers in the state.

NAN reports that some commercial mini bus operators had protested the state government’s decision directing them to paint a uniform colour and obtain security coding.

The drivers had during the protest, described the decision of the government as harsh and exploitative.

But the commissioner said that the decision to enforce a uniform colour for commercial transport operators in the state was for security and aesthetic reasons.