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According to the minister, cars would pay N200, SUVs and Jeeps N300, private buses N300, commercial buses N150, luxury buses and trucks N500. He noted that the checkpoints mounted by the security agencies on the highway were many and already a burden on motorists, saying they were always forced to part with ‘something’ by the security operatives at the checkpoints.

“So, if the government will be sincere with toll fees collected, by using it to maintain the roads, build more infrastructure, it is a welcome development.” A driver at the Iyana-Ipaja terminus of a transport company in Lagos, who identified himself as Ifeanyi, welcomes the policy was if it would impact on the common man positively.

“Government should reduce the number of these checkpoints, and if possible limit them to the tollgates when they become operational. Already, the checkpoints are causing heavy traffic on the road and thus increasing the travel time. “The best practice in most parts of the developing world is to create frameworks to generate revenue outside of the normal budgetary allocations for the development of road infrastructure. The tolling proposition is therefore a welcome idea. However, the idea of exempting some categories of road users such as military and paramilitary and other MDAs may create implementation, compliance and enforcement challenges.

“We currently have an estimated 34,000km of federal roads, over 30,000km of state roads and over 85,000km of local council roads. The approach should be holistic. “Good roads would boost productivity in the economy, reduce travel time, reduce transportation costs, reduce cost push inflation, improve domestic connectivity of economic players and ultimately improve the living standards of the people. The policy deserves to be given every support to make it succeed.”

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