No policy statement yet on toll gates reintroduction – FG – TheNigerialawyer

The Federal Government on Saturday said it did not make any
policy statement to suggest that it would reintroduce toll gates
across federal highways in Nigeria any time soon.

It said if such move was to take effect soon, there would be
proper explanations on how it would commence.

When asked to state if the government had rescinded its decision
to reintroduce toll gates, the Special Adviser on Communications to
the Minister of Works and Housing, Hakeem Bello, told our
correspondent in Abuja on Saturday night that the Minister of Works
and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, never made any policy statement on
toll gates.

Bello said, “Look, why the so much excitement over nothing? The
minister never made a policy statement. If the government wants to
make a major policy like that (toll gates reintroduction), there
will be explanations, press conferences, briefings and all of
that.

“It was during the course of the press briefing (at the state
house) that someone asked about tolling and the minister responded
by saying that there was no law against tolling. So why would
people hold this high as if tolling is starting tomorrow?”

“Of course, that cannot be a policy statement for one to say
tolling is coming tomorrow or very soon. He (Fashola) didn’t make a
policy statement on when there will be toll gates on our
roads.”