Jimi Agbaje, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, on Wednesday promised to cancel the toll on the Lekki-Epe axis of the state, if elected.
Agbaje told newsmen at the party secretariat in Lagos that the decision was based on the fact that the toll-gate was untenable as it was standing on an existing road.He, however, disclosed that the Lekki Phase 1 inner bridge would remain, since it was started from the scratch by the concessionaire.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the issue of toll on the Lekki-Epe Expressway of Lagos had remained controversial since it began in 2014.
The PDP candidate commended Governor Babatunde Fashola of the state for some of the successes recorded in the state, but insisted that Lagos was in need of urgent change and not continuity.
“Most of the problems afflicting the state remain the product of vested interest,” he said.
The PDP governorship hopeful noted that the successes of the present administration were yet to be felt by residents, whom he said, were totally alienated from governance.
Agbaje said residents were not positively lifted in the areas of health and education, among others.
“Despite the promises of the state government on free health services, Lagosians pay heavily at government hospitals,” he said.
Agbaje promised to address the health services problems through a free health insurance scheme that would be paid for by the government NEWSNOWAFRICA.COM
BY: BOITI ADEYEMI