The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured residents that tolls will not be collected at the second toll point on the Lekki- Epe Expressway.

Ambode made the remark at an interactive session with journalists at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos House, Ikeja, a statement said on Sunday.

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.

He said, “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.”

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source:
www.punchng.com/news/ambode-declares-second-lekki-epe-expressway-toll-free/

Hope I understood it correctly?

Nice. I see he's ready to work and I hope those vultures surrounding him will leave him alone!

He said, “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.”
Another way to suppress Okada men. The poor gets poorer, the rich gets Richer
And to think of it majority of his voter's are bike Men that he wants to ban

nyc one

angieberry:
I hope those vultures surrounding him will leave him alone!

e.g ?

Initial gra gra tinz. They will win your heart(s) at first and shatter it later.

Good development. More to come by God's Grace

Good development
But all these governors shouldn't be a predecessor's hunter but a better successor.

I urge the lagos state governor to also scrap land use charge. I dont know why they collect money for landuse. Land is a free gift of nature. Why will i pay anybody to use it.

Ambo, i know yu can do it. Pls, we beg yu.

ss

How about cancelling collection at the first too...

Nice!! boys don get new route to make congested

Yes!A 2nd Baba kekere action gov is here.God bless Lagosian,bless TINUBU .Eko o gba gbere,Eko oni baje,EKO 4 show .

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Finally, A ti de.
Eko o ni baje o
Tinubu developed Lagos Island
Fashola developed Lagos mainland
Ambode it's time to develop Ikorodu and Epe division.
God will surely see you through.

Living with 420bn deficit and trying to impress Lagosians. Cool but I prefer the elrufai style of government.

the toll gates shud be dismantled. Tinubu cannot continue to loot Lagos. the so called lekki- ikoyi suspension bridge( fake suspension wey dem put ropes abi na wire for d middle only) shud also go. i jst hope the overhyped fashola wud nt tell buhari to do same tin he tried with lasu. increasing fg universities tuition to 350k. yeye dey smell

Ambo ati de !!

Fairgodwin:
Initial gra gra tinz. They will win your heart(s) at first and shatter it later.

Smh. Learn to appreciate. You are the same people that will complain about the tolls. They remove it, you still won't appreciate.

Nigerians are one heck of a people. Never satisfied, never appreciative

alright. eko o ni baje

The number of other platforms lagos state govt generates income is much. Why must there be toll fee.

Tinubu errand boy, how abt the senior house boy@Fash, heard he's nw washing plates @Aso rock, and traveling around with the People's Partying President, and was recently in west Germany where him and Tinubu old Bullard saw President Mitchell.

Toh. change

Wait and see, PDP will still find fault in this laudable proclamation.

Lemon12:
Ambo ati de !!

ibo le lo tele?

Well...second one is understandable... atleast will help some people paying double toll fare.

Really

RichDad1:
Wait and see, PDP will still find fault in this laudable proclamation.

Its the game of blames nigeria's politics