The federal government is set to reintroduce toll on some roads that will be built or reconstructed.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, made the declaration while fielding questions as guest on the popular Channels Sunrise Daily programme.

The minister said it would be pretentious to assume that the roads would get better if we continued to make our roads absolutely toll free. He added that, there would however be alternative roads to the ones that would be tolled.

Fashola declared, “We should stop being pretentious that roads can be had for absolutely free everywhere. There will be toll roads if we want to get out of this situation. There will be alternative roads as well so that people can choose.”

Fashola also talked about severance package for ex-workers in the three ministries. He explained that the record he met showed that about 50,000 such workers were due severance pay and that about 47,000 have been paid representing about 97 per cent compliance.

“Now, for me, it is a clear evidence of an intention and good faith to pay. Pensioners are about 5,000 and 3,000 have been paid; that is more than 50 per cent compliant. When I queried the reasons for the delay, they told me there was a verification process going on and the approvals they had to spend money on that process had expired. I gave them a new approval”, the Minister further explained.

He said the seeming delay in payment was as a result of the verification exercise going on adding that the verification was due to the allegation that when the payment started “people were altering records, issuing employment letters at severance point and backdating them to people who were not members of staff”.

“That is what has delayed this process. The money to pay is there but they said they are not going to pay until they are sure of the people they are paying. So that process is going on. It has to be properly done and when it is completed we will pay. These are the issues. So when people get angry or agitated, it is to do so in a context”, he said, adding that it is not an unwillingness to pay as some people have already been paid.

On the call for review of the privatization policy especially with regards to the Power Sector, Fashola, who recalled that the nation’s refineries were concessioned in 2006, noted that there was agitation then “by the voices that we are now hearing”, that they shouldn’t have been concessioned adding that as a result, the YarÁdua administration responded to that and stopped the process.

He declared, “I think our choice as a nation must be experiential. The YarÁdua administration responded to the agitation and stopped the process. But that was in 2007; where are we today, nine years after? We still don’t have the quality of refineries we want”.

“The Ministry of Petroleum just shared with us the hard work they are doing getting the refineries back on after about seven years. Perhaps, as you are aware, Dangote is now building a refinery. Perhaps if we had allowed that process, and I think Dangote was one of the concessionaires at the time”, he said.

Noting that government could start reviewing and nothing would happen, Fashola said in lieu of reviewing, focus should be “on getting what is on the ground to work”, adding, “And that is what I am doing, that is what I’ve told you about getting all the various power plants to work”.

Source:

http://www.punchng.com/53285-2/

This government keeps impoverishing the people more.

... And the revenue won't be used effectively.

Tolling, taxing, deducting, levying, collecting, ticketing, tariffing ....... Agbero gofmant

One "chance" for real

STFUand4kMeHARD:
Tolling, taxing, deducting, levying, collecting, ticketing, tariffing ....... Agbero gofmant

Same thing Fash-ole and Tinubu did in Lagos.

It was expected.

baba God do something quick o for naija, d way naija hot eh n d way we r getting used to it can cause serious wahala in hell o.
cos e no go dey funny if nigerians in hell catch cold o even with the heat.
God do sommething abeg.

Brilliant!!!

Even western nations that are far ahead of Nigeria after taxing income and petrol still collect toll, their roads won't improve otherwise!!

Oh you wailers, especially the ones that probably were still in primary school when we had toll gates , crying and blackmail won't solve it, this will happen!!!

BTW, some of us love the idea of toll gates and are thrilled... A place to chill when driving taya person or tire less or hot wee wee hol person.

Tinubu extortion machinery going national

SeverusSnape:

Same thing Fash-ole and Tinubu did in Lagos.

If you are going to insult people , at least do it right

Fash-ole and Thief-ubu


When you are done with that, go to bank and ask for you 2 Million naira cheque that's paid out upon insulting two ex governors


When an elderly man dances with corn tied to his waist , he becomes a comedian for the chickens

That's what you turned yourself to

Let the freaking roads be good, that's all Nigerians need. I'd rather pay a token whenever I travel and ride on smooth roads, than travel on crater filled landmine paths and end up checking into a hospital or auto garage upon completion of my journey.

Welcome to the style of governance of Fashola.
The man is one that always believe that if something must be achieved,the fee for it must be increased(regardless of what you've been paying for it and its actual ability to solve the problem).
This is a man who on assumption of office as a minister swore that until the power consumption tarriff is increased,regular power supply can't be possible. Today(against the directive of the NA and the wish of the consumers) he has increased the tarriff and yet the power supply has gone from bad to all time worst while we still pay the increased tarriff.
His modus operandi is this: He will promise heaven and earth once the people will accept the fee and taxation. Most people will accept it as long as the problem(like bad road or power outage) is fixed. You pay the new fee,he puts up a make belief solution,everybody accepts it and in no distance time it fells back to how bad is used to be but by then we have gotten used to paying the new fee(which ofcourse is shared by him and his masters and cronnies).
The man always run an inhuman policy that seek to impoverish the people further more.
Nigerians,we give you Babatunde Raji Fashola

Good news.

My assessment on Fashola's performance is Zero until we start having at least 20hrs electricity and good roads all over the nation. Shikena! !!

DaBullIT:




If you are going to insult people , at least do it right

Fash-ole and Thief-ubu


When you are done with that, go to bank and ask for you 2 Million naira cheque that's paid out upon insulting two ex governors


When an elderly man dances with corn tied to his waist , he becomes a comedian for the chickens

That's what you turned yourself to

Hehehehehehehehehehe

E dey pain you??

They are both thieves, by the way, I'm not an elderly man.

if that will improve our road network after PDP 16rotness no quams.

#istandwithBuhari

Tax, spend, owambe. . The typical life of a south west politician. since he came onboard, this guy hasnt done much to either biuld roads or power stations. all he does is increase tarrifs and tolls on poverty battered Nigerians. Elite politicians from feudalistic clans trying hard to entrench the culture of the lords and the serfs across this over abused country.

You have increased electricity tariffs but has the light improved? NO!Why not do the work first and Nigerians will happily pay when they see the result! You guys think nigerians don't have Endurance Limit, you will be surprised, keep tasking innocent hardworking Nigerians!

This guy and money sha... its either bore hole, webpage, tariff increase or toll....

Every time money, money, money... Ole kobo kobo!??

sammyj:
My assessment on Fashola's performance is Zero until we start having at least 20hrs electricity and good roads all over the nation. Shikena! !!

OK because he first started the power crises and pot holes in nigeria abi? ****

modath:
Brilliant!!!

Even western nations that are far ahead of Nigeria after taxing income and petrol still collect toll, their roads won't improve otherwise!!

Oh you wailers, especially the ones that probably were still in primary school when we had toll gates , crying and blackmail won't solve it, this will happen!!!

BTW, some of us love the idea of toll gates and are thrilled... A place to chill when driving taya person or tire less or hot wee wee hol person.

Can you please list the western nations that toll their roads. Also you should give the minimum wage in those countries in relation to the toll.

This man just loves to add to the yoke of the poor. He always loves to think every Nigerian is as privileged as he is. From increment in electricity tariffs to payment of tolls on federal roads. Only God knows what further inhumane policy he would come up with next. I always have a good laugh whenever I see some youths tipping Fashola as a future president.

fashola dey do like say dem no appropriate money for him potfolio atall for budget,oga minister you cant give us ant and collect cow in return from us.

Not a bad idea once it will be judiciously utilized

This idiot never ceases to amaze me, what is with this Goverment and wanting to kill the citizen man we are bleeped.

rusher14:
Nothing wrong with tax and tolls.

Just use the revenue as required.

simple. I live in south africa and i travel a lot inside south africa cus of work. All the roads tarred and pothole free. I was driving from johannesburg to polokwane once and i decided to use gps to find an alternative route cus the N1 freeway is tolled. It turns out that d alternative road (R101) its just about 25km more. Every tolled road in SA has an alternative route.

This change is really going to be chain for Nigerians. We must pay for everything that was hitherto free. What a change.

Fashola and tolls again?

That's where he's an expert.

woodcook:


Can you please list the western nations that toll their roads. Also you should give the minimum wage in those countries in relation to the toll.

https://www.chicagoskyway.org/tolls/

https://www.gov.uk/uk-toll-roads

http://goldengate.org/tolls/tollpaymentoptions.php

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_toll_roads_in_the_United_States

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll_roads_in_Europe



You can help yourself to more since you are intent on arguing & I'm just not interested in pointless debates that won't go anywhere!!

when you are done, check each countries economy base, amount of Taxes the citizens are levied!! & the Laws guiding the conducts of the citizens & adherence to laid down procedures..

As for the minimum wage issue, check the per capita & GDP of each!! Pay is relative to a nations productivity!!!!


*mic drop*.. bye!

owobokiri:
Tax, spend, owambe. . The typical life of a south west politician. since he came onboard, this guy hasnt done much to either biuld roads or power stations. all he does is increase tarrifs and tolls on poverty battered Nigerians. Elite politicians from feudalistic clans trying hard to entrench the culture of the lords and the serfs across this over abused country.

Owobokiri, the Nairaland chief tribalist is back.

modath:


https://www.chicagoskyway.org/tolls/

https://www.gov.uk/uk-toll-roads

http://goldengate.org/tolls/tollpaymentoptions.php

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_toll_roads_in_the_United_States

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toll_roads_in_Europe



You can help yourself to more since you are intent on arguing & I'm just not interested in pointless debates that won't go anywhere!!

when you are done, check each countries economy base, amount of Taxes the citizens are levied!! & the Laws guiding the conducts of the citizens & adherence to laid down procedures..

As for the minimum wage issue, check the per capita & GDP of each!! Pay is relative to a nations productivity!!!!


*mic drop*.. bye!

oooh Mo...u went too far sef. wat about Lagos State that most state govs n the Fed went to to copy her tax model?

magicalx:
You have increased electricity tariffs but has the light improved? NO!Why not do the work first and Nigerians will happily pay when they see the result! You guys think nigerians don't have Endurance Limit, you will be surprised, keep tasking innocent hardworking Nigerians!

I agree with you bro...