The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Monday said the resuscitation of toll gates in the country would boost revenue generation to enable government repair federal roads.
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Monday said the resuscitation of toll gates in the country would boost revenue generation to enable government repair federal roads. Isaac Omojeingbesi, the Head of the agency in Osun, who made this disclosure in an interview in Osogbo, also expressed support for a re-introduction of toll gates.
Omojeingbesi said the initiative would help generate more money for road maintenance as well as enhance government?s ability to repair bad roads across the country.
He, however, said the re-introduction of toll gates could only achieve a set target if the private sector was allowed to partner with the Federal Government in the business.
Omojeingbesi recalled that when a toll gate was initially being run by the government but it failed. He however, said the situation changed when the initiative later became a private/public enterprise.
?When the private sector is involved, there will be efficient supervision, staff discipline, effective discharge of duties and a high level of profitability,? he explained.
