No financial records for Lekki toll gate, I will dismantle it as governor —Agbaje

According to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, one of the first things he would do as a governor is to dismantle the Lekki toll gate.

According to him, there are no financial records for all monies collected from commuters on the highway.

Agbaje, in a statement on Sunday, raised eye brows over the one-hour toll-free passage recently given to all motorists by his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

He said the toll gate, although built by a concessionaire, had been bought over by the Lagos State Government and had become a burden on Lagosians

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.

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“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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