Independent NG
Eighteen (18) years after they were dismantled, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the contemplation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its government to impose more hardship on Nigerians, through the reintroduction of toll gates on major highways, as a downright act of wickedness against the suffering masses.
The party insisted after an extensive consideration, that the move to return the toll gates to allow APC interests to further fleece already impoverished Nigerians, is offensive, vexatious, inflammatory and as such should not be contemplated under any guise whatsoever.
The party, in a statement by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiya, invited Nigerians to recall that the PDP administration dismantled the toll gates 18 years ago in order to ease the burden on the people as well as end the corrupt regime of operators.
The PDP therefore completely rejected the return of toll gates, as it will add more economic burden on the people, lead to hike in transport fares, increase in the prices of goods and services as well as provide safe haven for corrupt APC leaders to extort money from innocent Nigeri…
