4,000 to Lose Jobs over Suspension of Park and Pay Scheme

Operators of the recently suspended Park and Pay scheme in Abuja have said over 4,000 staff of the scheme will soon lose their jobs.

The Chief Executive Officer, Platinum Parking management Services Ltd (PPMS) and President of Association of Parking Operators in Nigeria, Mr Olusegun Olarewaju, who made the disclosure in Abuja recently explained that staff to be affected by the court judgment include various categories of graduates under the pay-rolls of the operators, mechanics and even artisans.

“Over 4,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly, are to be lost in Abuja if the court judgement nullifying the activities of the Park and Pay scheme stands,” he said. “For instance, every one of the operators in the scheme has an average of over 800 staff working on his pay-roll. Not to talk of other ancillary workers who patronise the operators every day.”

He added that parking operator and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have concluded plans to appeal against the FCT High Court judgment which led to the suspension of the scheme.