Tinubu Suspends Cashless Airport Toll Gate System After Gridlock
President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the cashless payment system at airport toll gates across the country following widespread gridlock that has caused passengers to miss their flights.
This was announced by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja.
He said the President directed an immediate return to the status quo while a more efficient system is developed.
“Mr President was very concerned about the welfare of Nigerians and the fact that most Nigerians were losing their flights, missing their flights.
“So Mr President, out of empathy, directed today that we should suspend the present system because it creates a lot of gridlock, and Nigerians are suffering as a result of it,” Keyamo stated.
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He emphasised that the major reason for the suspension was to eliminate the gridlock at the Lagos and Abuja airport toll gates.
“The major reason why Mr President took this decision is to eliminate the present gridlock that we are experiencing, especially at both the Lagos and Abuja toll gates leading to the airport.
“That’s the major reason, not that the President is happy with the cash system,” the minister clarified.
The cashless system was introduced less than a week ago to eliminate corruption and optimise revenue collection at toll gates operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria across the country.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
