Lagos-based NGO CitizenGo starts petition to ask the State government to rescind decision to increase toll fees

A petition has been started on the website of Lagos based non-governmental organisation, CitizenGo, requesting the Lagos State government to rescind its decision to increase toll fees at the Lekki-Victoria Island and the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge toll gates.

 

Motorists were this morning handed a bill to inform them of the proposed hike, which was to commence from Monday 8th of November, barely five days from the day of the notice.

 

 

 

The petition, which is published on the website of the organisation was started by a concerned Lagosian, Ngozi Ihedigbo, who noted that the proposed 70% hike in toll fee is disproportionate to wage average increase of the citizenry. She also indicated that the gap is also way greater than the inflation rate in the country. She called on Lagosians to resist the move by the State government and urged people to sign the petition.

 

Read the petition in full

“Nigeria is a country in recession, people have no jobs and the ones with jobs can hardly survive on their salaries. Yet all the government is doing is impose hardship on innocent people for their selfish gain. There is no reason why there should be an increase on the Lekki-Victoria Island bridge and we need this action to be stopped.”We can no longer sit and fold our arms and say ‘its business as usual’. We pay taxes, even though we do not see any major improvements to quantify these payments. We are our own government as we provide our own water, light and in most cases our roads. Yet all the government does is take, take and take from us.

“The Lekki-VI toll fare should actually be going down, rather there is a 70% increase in toll fee starting November 8th, 2017. Did anyone get a 70% raise in salary? Did Nigeria inflation go up by 70%? Yet LCC does not deem it fit to negotiate with its stakeholders rather they impose these increment on us with absolutely no explanations.

“We have to do something about this.

“Say “NO to any toll fare increase in Lagos State

“Sincerely,

“Ngozi’

 

Click here to sign the petition.

 

 

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