According to Punch , governor Akinwunmi Ambode says
residents of the state who live in the Lekki axis will no longer pay tolls at
the second toll point on the Lekki- Epe Expressway.
The governor, in the statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, said his concern was ensuring the completion of the road.
He said,
“We must start thinking of the future concerning that road.
We said we will have an International Airport in Epe, and an Export Processing
Zone in Lekki and a Deep Seaport also in Lekki. Should we not start thinking
about how we will improve and create a 10-lane road between Ikorodu, Itoikin,
Epe and Ijebu Ode so that people can go out from there? There is no point
constructing the road, paying tolls and in five years’ time, the road is gone.”
The governor said once the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, which
was being expanded into 10-lane, was completed, the community would be opened
up for business activities. He added that his administration would make careful
efforts to grow the tourism potential of the state.
“As more means of transportation come on board, the more than 600,000 private car owners and 120,000 motorcycles that are being put on the road in the state on a daily basis will reduce in number.” He said his administration had decided to scale up governance by rearranging the civil service through the realignment of some ministries and agencies, while creating a new Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment.
Ambode said, “We have said this is a government of continuity, but it is continuity with improvement. It is about making life easier for the people. We are receptive to new ideas and that is why we are going to be creative, innovative and thinking out of the box.”
“As more means of transportation come on board, the more than 600,000 private car owners and 120,000 motorcycles that are being put on the road in the state on a daily basis will reduce in number.” He said his administration had decided to scale up governance by rearranging the civil service through the realignment of some ministries and agencies, while creating a new Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment.
Ambode said, “We have said this is a government of continuity, but it is continuity with improvement. It is about making life easier for the people. We are receptive to new ideas and that is why we are going to be creative, innovative and thinking out of the box.”
