The Federal Government has concluded plans to introduce toll at Nigeria’s major border posts with neighbouring African countries.

Chairman, Concessionaire and Tolling Committee, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Alhaji Mohammed Gusau, said this at the Idiroko border on Friday when members of the committee visited it for on the spot assessment and met stakeholders on the matter.

Gusau who led other members of the committee to the stakeholders meeting said the Federal Government would soon introduce the International Vehicle Transit charge at the nation’s border posts.

And the revenue earned through this, he said, it would be used in maintaining the roads.

He said, “The Federal Government will soon introduce the International Vehicle Transit charge. The motorists coming into country and those leaving through our border posts will pay a toll. This is the practice in other neighbouring African countries.

“As you leave this Idiroko border, before you enter capital of Republic of Benin, Cotonou, you will pay a toll at their border post before you enter with your vehicle.”

Gusau, however, said the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, would put the roads at the border posts in good shape before the tolling would commence.

He said, “Before the tolling commences, the FERMA will put those roads in our border posts whether in Idiroko, Calabar, Seme and any other place which are in deplorable condition in good shape.

“If the roads are in good shape, the people will be happy to pay the toll.”

Concerning Idiroko border, the committee chairman having done on the spot assessment on it, and met with stakeholders, said they would write about their findings and make recommendations to the appropriate authorities.

The stakeholders which include Nigeria Customs Services, Nigeria Immigration Service, Police, Federal Road Safety Corps, traditional rulers, Freight Forwarders Association, National Union of Road Transport Workers, and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria.


http://www.punchng.com/news/fg-to-begin-collection-of-toll-at-border-posts/

Pls don't forget Ebola detector to be checking those crossing our borders by land

Hmmm I see toll gates coming back in all the states of the federation since 1904.









2nd to comment

Not bad anyway

Much money to be made! More scammers to be employed

This FG self.



Na who say make dem stop in d first place

l thought toll collection was past tense in Nigeria history. Either within or at borders.

Omooba77:

“If the roads are in good shape, the people will be happy to pay the toll.”

Even if the road is made of gold, is our tax not enough to take care of it. Must Nigerians again directly pay for the road you used our money to construct?

Just another means to extort money from poor nigerians,,I doubt if the government officials will be made to pay toll gate fees

Hmmmmmmmm anoda way of stealing money

I hope you are all booking space for something intelligent o!

Gej govt selling everything sellable since God knows when , another looting source




Gej contunu!

For what?

...telling us as if it will reflect on the pouch of the average Nigerians..mtcheeew!

front page tins

Hmmm

datguru:
Much money to be made! More scammers to be employed

sure thing, what they failed to implement within the nation, they took to the borders. Continue oo

It's a welcome development as far as it's inter-country.

Nice one...Let's grow revenue

ok

.FP TINZA. Dat means beta days ahead,
This space is for sale contact me..

Did I just see this

Omooba77:

“As you leave this Idiroko border, before you enter capital of Republic of Benin, Cotonou, you will pay a toll at their border post before you enter with your vehicle.”
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Never knew the capital of benin has been changed from port novo to cotonou

FG lying to the masses since 19BC how many roads have they repaired or maintained with the money they have?
They are always looking for new ways to loot more money.

farrax22:
Hhgg

bros pay 4 ads animal like u

This is what happens when you take an empty thread to the frontpage .

So they've not been collecting tolls before? anyway they should start.

Hmmm! Good plans but FG are always suspect, mk those big belly guys(sowi papa) nor chop the money o.