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2019 Election: Agbaje promises to end Lekki toll

2019 Election: Agbaje promises to end Lekki toll

Lagos governorship candidate Jimi Agbaje has pledged to stop toll collection at the Lekki toll gate if elected.

Agbaje, in reaction to a one hour toll-free passage granted motorists by his opponent Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that the state government has no reason to still be collecting toll at the toll gate.

“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,” he said in a statement on Sunday.

“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.

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“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.”

The Lekki Concession Company Limited, in February, effected an upward review of toll fees at the toll gate.

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