As he prepared to start picking up passengers on January 8, he passed away in the morning.
Saheed Ayeni, one of three drivers who took Padmore to Louis Med hospital in Lekki, from Oniru market where he collapsed, stated:
“He collapsed at 5 a.m. after checking the bonnet before resuming work, and we had to revive him with buckets of water. His last words while we rushed him here were, ‘Don’t let me die.’”
Within minutes of a doctor attending to him, Padmore was declared dead.
Padmore served as the National Deputy President of the Amalgamated Union of the Nigerian App-Based Transporters prior to his passing.
“We will conduct an autopsy to ascertain the cause of death,” said by Tumi Adeyemi, the head of the solutions for LagRide.
Other drivers, however, bemoaned the unfriendly working conditions of Nigeria’s ride-hailing companies. These drivers are members of the Amalgamated Union of Nigeria’s app-based transporters.
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According to Saheed Ayeni and another driver, Padmore had previously been treating an unidentified illness. They contend that drivers like Padmore are under pressure from LagRide’s daily targets.
Padmore’s friends and colleagues have expressed their grief and mourn him on Facebook.
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