The Road Traffic Authority has condemned the strike by PMV buses in Port Moresby, saying the PMV service providers are holding the public at ransom.
CEO Nelson Terema said the RTA gives licences to PMV and taxi operators to provide service to the public, and such incidents cannot be tolerated.
He says this reoccurring issue needs to be dealt with thoroughly.
The public is affected by this strike. Terema says the PMV operators and owners are only thinking of themselves.
Furthermore, this issue will affect especially the Grade 12 students, who are in their second day of exams.
The CEO further states this is one of the issues that has pushed RTA and relevant stakeholders to initiate a survey to determine the demand and supply of PMVs as well as taxis.
The licences will be provided according to the findings of the survey, thus addressing the issue of overpopulation of PMVs and taxis.
(The PMV buses gathering at Unagi Oval, Gordon)
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