The proposed re-in
troduction of Toll Gates in highways across the federation has been described as a step in the right direction.
A renowned stakeholder in road transportation, Chief Ignatius Agboure who made the remark in a chat with our correspondent in Port Harcourt yesterday said the move would boost the revenue of the federal government adequately.
Agboure said the re-introduction of highway tolling, if properly managed, would raise additional funds for the government to finance road infrastructure as well as ensure efficient in road maintenance and security.
According to him, when re-introduced, there would be job creation, security on the road, maintenance of the nation’s road infrastructure, in the country and also ensure sanity on our highways.
The stakeholder noted that if the Federal Government re-introduce the toll gate there would be availability of fund to fix all highways, complete on-going inter-state roads as well as construct more roads pointing out that it would also check traffic gridlock on the roads.
He also noted that funds generated from the toll gate would boost the economy, limit sped on the highway, and ease transportation, urging other stakeholders to support the Federal Government on this project.
Agboure reiterated that all federal roads and highways should be maintained and rehabilitated before they embarked on the re-introduction of the toll gate system.
He also called for accountability of funds realized from the gates so that it could be ploughed back to keep the roads in motorable condition.

Collins Barasimeye