The Lekki Concession Company on Sunday announced the new tolls to be paid by motorists using the Lekki-Epe Expressway and Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos.
In the new fare regime, which becomes effective February 1, cars and tricycles owners are to pay N200 for using the Lekki-Epe Expressway as against N120 being paid now.
For the Ikoyi Link Bridge, these categories of users are to pay N300, as against the old rate of N250.
Sport Utility Vehicles owners will pay N250 to use the Lekki-Epe Expressway instead of N150 being paid now.
For the Ikoyi-Link Bridge, the owners of SUV will have to pay N100 more in addition to the present N300.
Heavy duty trucks/buses with two or more heavy axles will attract N1,000 on the Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Meanwhile, Moshood Salvador, the Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the government of Lagos State of conniving with the concessionaire for the Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) to hike toll on the corridor.
The LCC has said the new toll takes effect from February 1, 2018.
Salvador, in a statement, said the development is an indictment on the All Progressive Congress, APC.
“The reasons adduced for the planned increase, according to them include high operating cost and the current exchange rate of the naira to the dollar. This is a great indictment of the ruling APC”, he said.
He further said: “This is a company that generates hundreds of millions daily from tolling and nobody has an idea of what goes into its coffers. It is no doubt acting in league with the state government which year in year out budgets billions of naira for projects without making the details available.”
“Curiously, details of the planned increase still remains speculative in spite of the rush to force the new tolls on Lagosians. Is this part of the so-called change which was used to hoodwink Nigerians to vote for them?
“We want to ask Governor Ambode, who was until recently a civil servant, whether this is justifiable against the backdrop of the state of the economy.”
