As part of the efforts to ensure the successful implementation of road management policy in Nigeria, the Federal Government is set to adapt the South African model of tolled road management.
Mr. Abdulrasaq Oyinloye, Managing Director of the Infrastructure Bank, stated this in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a training programme on tolled roads and road management.
Oyinloye said the bank is collaborating with the Development Bank of South Africa, DBSA, to organise a two-day training for stakeholders in the road sector.
According to him, South Africa has been in the road management for the past 20 years and it is good Nigeria learn from them to reinvent the wheel.
Oyinloye said the training, entitled Tolled Roads and Road Management: A Sustainable Approach, was aimed at bringing the stakeholders in the sector on the same page.
He said this would enable them have a clear and common understanding.
of issues and dynamics, surrounding, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the road sector.
http://www.nigerianeye.com/2013/11/nigeria-to-adopt-safricas-road-tolling.html?m=1

It might improve the roads, but can Nigerians afford it?

ZZar: It might improve the roads, but can Nigerians afford it?

I bet they told you Nigerians are poor?

Double taxation. Nigerian policemen and women are already collecting tolls on our roads.

MD is now speaking on behalf of the Govt?

they should toll all major highways and privatize it even!

Private highway patrols, private car towers

iterator25: I bet they told you Nigerians are poor?

In SA there is alot of resistance to etolls implementaction in Gauteng province, the residence say they can't afford them..

Another way to steal money.

ZZar: It might improve the roads, but can Nigerians afford it?

I am sorry to say "but are you owk?"

ZZar:

In SA there is alot of resistance to etolls implementaction in Gauteng province, the residence say they can't afford them..

well you can't compare SA to Nigeria.. if it'll improve and maintain our roads, we'll pay..

iterator25: well you can't compare SA to Nigeria.. if it'll improve and maintain our roads, we'll pay..

Can the average Nigerian afford them? We know that the problem in Nigeria is not the lack of money, so even with the tolls, the roads might not improve.

Op . We need pictures or the meeting didn't happen.

Nigeria To Adopt LAGOS STATE’s Road Tolling System


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Learners....

Sey Dem want make some toll workers hammr ba. Dem go just continue from where dem stop before d old toll gates were removed