Gambia: GTU President’s Suggestion for Withdrawal of Tricycles from Passenger Services Elicits Criticisms –

By: Momodou Justice Darboe

The suggestion by the president of the General Transport Union (GTU) for the banning of tricycles from carrying passengers has been met with severe criticism in some quarters.

At a time when a decent chunk of the Gambia’s urban population continues to be faced with severe locomotion challenges, the GTU president Omar Ceesay has hinted at the need to withdraw from the road all tricycles engaged in carrying passengers.

“Tricycles are not licensed to…