taxi drivers with their usually stinking cabs. Until Uber and later, Bolt came calling from the USA and Estonia respectively. Young boys had sat down to work out ways of democratizing ride hailing – basically that anyone could be a taxi driver and earn an extra buck at free hours, and that anyone who wanted a cab could also be linked up with those who could drive. Before then – especially in the Lagos region – the experience with our taxi drivers was awful.
But in no time, all that went out of the window in Nigeria – the special country where we make our own rules. Somehow, the type of rickety cars that we thought we had escaped forever. Then, trust Nigerians, the cars started getting dirty. I recall that even when Ghanaian uber drivers still kept to standards, Nigerian ones had moved on. We live in a land where nobody cares. I recall ordering a ride from Eko Hotel for the Airport and the guy ran out of fuel in the middle of the 3Mainland Bridge.
3. All sorts of monkey business will now start. The security of knowing that your journey is recorded and could be traced has disappeared. If you strike a deal with them offline and they happen to have criminal intents, you are on your own.
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The unraveling of Uber and Bolt rideshare business models in Nigeria, By 'Tope FasuaWhatever calamities occur as a result of these shenanigans fall back on Bolt/Uber and the companies’ names will always be mentioned.
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