This is how APC reacted when former President Goodluck Jonathan attempted to re-introduce toll-gates in 2011. Now the same APC is bringing back toll gate.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the plan by the federal government to re-introduce toll gates on major highways in the country from next year, saying there is no justification for it.

In a statement issued in Ilorin, Kwara state, on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party described the plan as the latest in a string of obnoxious policies being pursued by the federal government, including the planned removal of fuel subsidy, the hike in electricity tariff, the single-tenure plan and the so-called Sovereign Wealth Fund.

”President Goodluck Jonathan, in his inaugural speech, said ‘the urgent task of my Administration is to provide a suitable environment for productive activities to flourish’. How can that happen now that his administration is emasculating Nigerians with a series of anti-people policies?

”Perhaps the President needs to read his own inaugural speech again so he can redirect his energy toward making life more abundant for the people, instead of inflicting sufferings of Biblical proportion on them,” it said.

ACN wondered whether the federal government is aware of the deplorable state of the roads across the country before even contemplating the re-introduction of toll gates, adding that no one should ever be made to pay for services not rendered.

”It is a cruel irony that the toll gates that were removed seven years ago when the roads in the country were still fairly motorable are to be reinstated now that the roads have virtually disappeared. Nigerians daily die on the traps that the roads have become, and all a government can say is that it will impose tolls on the same people. What style of governance is this?

”The ideal thing would have been for the government to begin a massive rehabilitation of the roads across the country, then allow Nigerians to ride freely on these roads for some time, if only to make up for the years they have suffered on the roads, before any contemplation of reinstating toll gates.

The federal government may want to borrow a leaf from the Lagos state government, which has intervened to delay the payment of toll on the well-paved portion of the Lekki-Epe Expressway.

Today, Lagosians are enjoying a smooth ride on that road without yet paying any toll,” the party said.

ACN said all it takes for a government that runs on ideas is to evolve creative ways of maintaining roads, especially those that have not been handed over to private investors under the BOT programme, instead of the fixation on toll collection on non-functioning roads.
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/11/10/acn-opposes-re-introduction-of-toll-gates/

Hmmn

Vampires

So long as ZOMBIES are equally feeling the heat, I ain't bothered..! Hehehehe!

nairavsdollars:
This is how APC reacted when former President Goodluck Jonathan attempted to re-introduce toll-gates in 2011. Now the same APC is bringing back toll gate.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the plan by the federal government to re-introduce toll gates on major highways in the country from next year, saying there is no justification for it.

In a statement issued in Ilorin, Kwara state, on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party described the plan as the latest in a string of obnoxious policies being pursued by the federal government, including the planned removal of fuel subsidy, the hike in electricity tariff, the single-tenure plan and the so-called Sovereign Wealth Fund.

”President Goodluck Jonathan, in his inaugural speech, said ‘the urgent task of my Administration is to provide a suitable environment for productive activities to flourish’. How can that happen now that his administration is emasculating Nigerians with a series of anti-people policies?

”Perhaps the President needs to read his own inaugural speech again so he can redirect his energy toward making life more abundant for the people, instead of inflicting sufferings of Biblical proportion on them,” it said.

ACN wondered whether the federal government is aware of the deplorable state of the roads across the country before even contemplating the re-introduction of toll gates, adding that no one should ever be made to pay for services not rendered.

”It is a cruel irony that the toll gates that were removed seven years ago when the roads in the country were still fairly motorable are to be reinstated now that the roads have virtually disappeared. Nigerians daily die on the traps that the roads have become, and all a government can say is that it will impose tolls on the same people. What style of governance is this?

”The ideal thing would have been for the government to begin a massive rehabilitation of the roads across the country, then allow Nigerians to ride freely on these roads for some time, if only to make up for the years they have suffered on the roads, before any contemplation of reinstating toll gates.

The federal government may want to borrow a leaf from the Lagos state government, which has intervened to delay the payment of toll on the well-paved portion of the Lekki-Epe Expressway.

Today, Lagosians are enjoying a smooth ride on that road without yet paying any toll,” the party said.

ACN said all it takes for a government that runs on ideas is to evolve creative ways of maintaining roads, especially those that have not been handed over to private investors under the BOT programme, instead of the fixation on toll collection on non-functioning roads.
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2011/11/10/acn-opposes-re-introduction-of-toll-gates/

And the so called clueless Apc are now introducing it back. it will never work oooo.

They will give excuse for this. Something like "Buhari has fixed the roads. He needs money to maintain it

Na Only God Go Punish Apc And Its Handlers. What Among The Things ACN Enumerated Above Has not Been Carried Out? Its Only Dogs That Eats Back To Its Vomits

toll gate koo, toll door niiii. Awon eniyeye

No difference between dis apc govt and pocket pickers.

Like Fela said soldier go, soldier come. Or in this case, clueless go, dullard come.

APC is a joke. At least with PDP, we knew the kind of incompetence we had but with this APC, you have ISLAMIC INCOMPETENCE which is the next level from just general incompetence.

I reiterate.

If your idea of opposition is to condemn all moves of the current government with propaganda and half-truths, just know that table can turn anytime.

My advice..... learn from the travails of the current government.

We are a nation of hypocrites.... The worst is the apc

So, what’s the difference between APC and PDP?

PDP wanted to reintroduce toll gates while in power and APC then in opposition opposed the move. APC now in power want to bring back toll gates and PDP now in opposition has opposed the move.

The two parties are made up of hypocrites. They play politics with everything while ordinary folks keeps shifting blames.

Show Lai dis he will vehemently deny it and never did such news come from him

They said change, zombies didn't ask what kind of change.

You can say that again

unohbethel:
We are a nation of hypocrites.... The worst is the apc

seunmsg:
So, what’s the difference between APC and PDP?

PDP wanted to reintroduce toll gates while in power and APC then in opposition opposed the move. APC now in power want to bring back toll gates and PDP now in opposition has opposed the move.

The two parties are made up of hypocrites. They play politics with everything while ordinary folks keeps shifting blames.

Yeah. Ordinary folks like you that lick buharis nyash for a living.

unohbethel:
We are a nation of hypocrites.... The worst is the apc

country

Jonathan was weak. As a leader you don't expect everyone to agree with you on critical issues, in fact expect the opposition to oppose your every move. However you have to go ahead and do what you feel you really have to do. This is the difference between PMB and GEJ.

Same way he capitulated on June 12 as and Buhari now takes the glory

Eteka1:
Jonathan was weak. As a leader you don't everyone to agree with you on critical issues, in fact expect the opposition to oppose your every move. However you have to go ahead and do what you feel you really have to do. This is the difference between PMB and GEJ.

But this is a apc administration not acn thanks for your understanding.

ACN is a major shareholder in APC

BuhariAdvocate:
But this is a apc administration not acn thanks for your understanding.

Nigeria is a country of jokers, hypocrites and cretins!

I don't blame them at all. I blame people who believed their lies.

This is a good time to reminisce over the mad policies being brewed in Abuja