The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the plan by the federal government to re-introduce toll gates on major highways as a downright act of wickedness against Nigeria’s suffering masses.
The leading opposition added that the plan to re-introduce the toll gate would amount to further fleecing already impoverished Nigerians.
It said the action would be “offensive, vexatious, inflammatory and as such should not be contemplated under any guise whatsoever.”
The party urged 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 said it therefore completely rejected the return of toll gates, as it would 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 All Progressive Congress, APC, leaders to extort money from innocent Nigerians.
“APC’s decision to impose levies on the highway, even after it had increased the pump price of fuel to an extortionate N165 per litre, further confirms that APC is a heartless party that is out to fleece and impose hardship on the people to benefit its leaders.
“The PDP observes that with the huge financial resources at the disposal of the APC, its government does not have any justification to impose an extra road tax, particularly in the face of the reckless and unbridled looting of national revenue by its leaders,” the party said in a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan.
The party stated further; “The PDP therefore cautions APC leaders not to further push Nigerians to the wall by trying to fleece them with all manners of taxes and levies, having realized they and their fizzling party will soon have no place in governance, come May, 2023.”
