The Nigerian Government has announced the approval of a new policy for tollgates across the country.
This was disclosed by Nigeria’s minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday after a federal executive council meeting.
POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that the executive council granted approval of the ‘Federal Roads and Bridges Tolling Policy and Regulations’.
The policy states that Nigerians are to pay tolls for using any federal road in the country. Only Bicycles, Tricycles, Motorcycles, Diplomatic vehicles, Military and Paramilitary vehicles are exempted.
Roads users are to pay the following: Cars: N200, SUVs: N300, Private Buses: N300, Commercial Buses: N150, Luxury Buses and Trucks: N500.
It will be an Open Tolling system (just like the one that used to be in existence in the country), instead of a Closed Tolling system. (A Closed Tolling system means that you pay per distance traveled (‘distance-dependent’), while Open Tolling means you pay a fixed/flat rate that is not dependent on distance traveled).
Fasola you don’t no how Nigeria be now dat why you dey talk for toll gate fees no government achievement for citizens you dey come for 2023 God go shame all of you people’s no chup from morning to night dis is government
More misery for road users in Nigeria. Nigeria’s roads are not worth paying for to use. This is extortion pure and simple. Tolls are collected for the maintenance of good roads. How can you collect money for roads that can simply be described as death traps. Millionaires will be made on the backs of ever suffering Nigerians. Everybody knows that the money made from tollgate will simply be pocketed by the members of the government who will be running the new tollgates.
Preparation of tinubu tenure, God will shame all of u. He can’t do without toll gate.