Nigeria, July 9 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State chapter, has threatened to mobilise dispatch riders for a protest against the Akwa Ibom State Government over a controversial N100,000 annual permit fee and alleged intimidation by officials enforcing the policy.

The labour union, in a petition dated 7 July and addressed to the Commissioner for Labour and Manpower Planning, Ikoedem Ekong, accused the Ministry of Transport of imposing what it described as an "extortionist levy" on members of the National Union of Dispatch Riders and Mail Operators in Nigeria.

The petition, obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, also alleged that persons parading as members of the ministry's task force are arresting dispatch riders and impounding t...