Ezekiel Adeniji has said the federal government will soon
reintroduce tollgates to federal roads across the country.Adeniji who spoke in an interview with online journal,Economic Confidential on Saturday in Abuja said it would generate revenue
for government and jobs for Nigerians.He did not however,give a
specific date for the reintroduction of tollgates.
Adeniji said tolling is universal for revenue generation and job
creation.In developed countries,there is no place you go to that
you don't pay toll for the roads you use.If you are paying for
water,electricity and communication,why can't you pay for good
roads? We will have more money to maintain the road. President
Obansanjo had scrapped tolling on federal roads.However since
his exit in 2007,there have been talks that the federal government
was considering reintroducing tollgates again especially as some
states like Lagos had successfully introduced them on their roads.
God help poor Nigerians!
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