The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association have kicked against a move by the Lekki Concession Company Limited to recommence tolling at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge.

This was made known in a post on the verified Twitter handle of popular online comedian and #EndSARS activist, Debo Adebayo (Mr Marcaroni).

Macaroni noted that during a stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday, the residents rejected the commencement of tolling, citing the hardship in the country.

He tweeted, “We are live at the LCC and StakeHolders Meeting. The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association Chairman has announced the decision of all Residents which is NO TO TOLLING!!!!!

“All of us present here have spoken! And not one resident is in support of tolling. The timing is wrong, The people are going through a lot of hardship at the moment! We hope the Lagos state government will do the right thing here and suspend the resumption of Tolling. Nooooo!”

It was learnt that the LCC had scheduled a meeting with stakeholders at the Lekki Coliseum Plot 14, Providence Street Lekki Phase 1. It was slated for 4 pm on Wednesday.

The letter signed by Yomi Omomuwasan, the Managing Director/CEO of the LCC reads, “As you are aware. Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) is in the process of reopening the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza. As part of the ongoing engagement of key stakeholders, LCC wishes to invite you to a Stakeholders meeting on the said Toll Plaza reopening.”

The LCC, some weeks ago announced the recommencement of tolling operations at the toll gate. Omomuwasan at the time said tolling will commence on April 1, 2022, on the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge, however, commuters plying the corridor will not be made to pay toll until 15th April 2022.

Omomuwasan said the resumption of services at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza comes after extensive consultations with, and the support of key stakeholders including the residents’ associations, traditional rulers and community leaders, professional bodies, as well as the Lagos State Government.

Rtn. Victor Ojelabi

Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.