South East group flays FG’s plan to reintroduce tollgates

The South East Revival Group (SERG) has said attempt to reintroduce toll gates in the nation’s highways would be counterproductive, describing Federal Government’s plan to bring back the tollgates, as insensitive to the plight of Nigerians, especially southeasterners.

The group said it was shameful and insensitive for the Federal Government to even contemplate reintroduction of tollgates on any Nigerian road, let alone announcing it.

Members of SERG, therefore, urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow his administration to be hoodwinked by some interested individuals, who do not mean well for the country.

In a statement issued yesterday by its National Coordinator, Chief Willy Ezugwu, it cautioned that the Federal Government may be provoking the South East region, in particular, if that part of the country was included in such plan like toll collecting from citizens in such a neglected region.