The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in
Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has vowed to remove the Lekki Toll Gate, if
voted into power in 2019.
Agbaje described the fee being collected at the toll gate as illegal.
The
PDP guber candidate noted that though the toll gate was built by a
concessionaire, it had since been bought over by the Lagos State
Government.
He wondered why residents were still being forced to pay tolls to pass.
Agbaje
was responding to the one-hour toll-free passage recently given to all
motorists by his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Babajide
Sanwo-Olu.
Agbaje
said, “Unfortunately, the toll gate is opaque because no one knows its
financial records. So, asking people on your campaign trail and others
to pass without paying for just one hour is absurd and regrettable.
“Good road is a fundamental right of citizens and we promise to deliver on this and many other things.
“At
the moment, most Lagos roads are impassable because of their poor
condition. Now, motorists are compelled to pay heavily for passage.
“How
about the so-called alternative routes? Ideally, government should have
provided alternative routes to the Lekki Toll Gate, but the available
alternate route is in a terrible shape, so everybody is forced to use
the toll gate and pay.
“Therefore, yesterday’s drama by the
governorship candidate of the APC is a farce. Nobody was deceived by the
party’s action which also smacks of disrespect and bondage.”
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