I’ll remove Lekki Toll Gate if elected gov – Agbaje

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in
Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has said if voted next year, he will
dismantle the Lekki Toll Gate, which he described as illegal.

Agbaje, who said though the toll gate was built by a
concessionaire, it had since been bought over by the Lagos State
Government, wondered why residents were still being made to pay
tolls to pass.

The PDP candidate, according to a statement on Sunday, said this
in response 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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