FCTA suspends enforcement of drivers, riders’ permit levy The Transportation Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has suspended the enforcement of its Drivers and Riders Permit Levy until further engagement with relevant stakeholders. The Mandate Secretary, Dr Chinedum Elechi gave the directive in a letter addressed to the Managing Director of First Capital Cargo Ltd, the company contracted to collect the levy. The decision, according to Elechi in the letter obtained in Abuja on Monday, followed the meeting held with the leaders of the dispatch riders on Feb. 19. “Following the meeting with the leaders of the Association of Dispatch Riders in the FCT, and the concerns of multiple taxation by various authorities raised during the meeting, you are by this le...