Afrigather The Lekki Concession Firm says it has again postponed toll collection at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge.
The suspension of toll collection, in accordance with a assertion by the LCC Managing-Director, Yomi Omomuwasan, on Friday became to present residents more time to register for electronic toll units.
Omomuwasan acknowledged the firm will train a fresh date quickly.
“As a accountable organisation, we must grab paunchy cognizance of all people interior the axis. Due to this truth, we must continue with the continuing engagements with our stakeholders.
“The preparatory operations to resume tolling on the Bridge were quiet to this point, and we are grateful to the final key stakeholders for their cooperation.
“The planned commencement of toll collection has now been postponed, permitting more of our possibilities to register for the electronic toll units to enable seamless passages at the toll plaza,” the assertion read.
Tolling had stopped at the bridge and at Lekki Tollgate, the epicentre of the October 2020 #EndSARS suppose, following the demonstrations by youths in opposition to police brutality, among others.
The LCC, some weeks ago, launched the recommencement of tolling operations at the toll gate.
Omomuwasan at the time acknowledged tolling would open on April 1, 2022, on the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, on the opposite hand, commuters plying the corridor would no longer be made to pay toll till April 15, 2022.
He had acknowledged the resumption of providers and products at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza adopted extensive consultations with and the pork up of key stakeholders including the residents’ associations, former rulers and neighborhood leaders, professional our bodies, besides to the Lagos Allege Govt.
But members of the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association fetch denied this.
They vehemently rejected tolling at the bridge.
Nonetheless, the LCC went ahead with the resumption of tolling with the deployment of security automobiles and personnel to the bridge to end any suppose by residents of the dwelling.
