The apex socio-political organization of the Igbo, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has kicked against the plan of the Federal Government to toll the just-opened 2nd Niger Bridge.
He said: “It will amount to ‘impoverishment’ to toll the bridge. Is there any other highway in Nigeria where there is a toll gate? So, this is strange. It is like imposing unnecessary taxation on the people.
“You see today, everywhere you go, you will meet one checkpoint or the other. Checkpoints are like toll gates, they collect money from people.
“These corrupt military or security personnel collecting money from the public and now the government is setting up another toll gate, all these things are a punishment to the populace.
“There is no toll gate in any other part of Nigeria except the one they are proposing. They won’t be able to reconcile their rationale for a toll gate. It is not proper.”
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