Tricyclists, popularly known as Keke Napep riders, under the aegis of the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), have travelled from Lagos to Abuje to show solidarity with President Bola Tinubu.
According to them, they journeyed a distance of 757 kilometres to mark the president’s 38 days in office, Naija News learnt.
The tricyclists revealed that they journeyed for over 17 hours to show support for the Tinubu-led government.
Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust the Chairman of TOAN, Ajah branch, Babatunde Olisah, who was part of the riders, said the visit was to mark the president’s 38 days in office and also seek his support for Nigerian youths and tricycle riders in particular.
Olisah described the experience and the solidarity they received en route to Abuja from Lagos, as overwhelming, therefore urging the president not to fail them.
Narrating how the journey went, he said “I and my two colleagues Akintade Temitope and Ahmed Bolaji bought these brand new tricycles to embark on this journey.
“We drove 757km from Lagos to Abuja and spent over 17 hours on the road just to rally support for our president and seek his government’s support for the youths, especially our union.
“We spent about N100,000 on fuel for the two tricycles used and had stopovers at Ijebu Ode, Akure and Ore before heading down to Abuja to commend Mr President and seek his support for our youths.”
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