The Chairman of the panel, retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, in a short ruling on Tuesday, said the tollgate plaza would remain closed.
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The judge said the panel might have a need to pay another visit to the tollgate plaza after watching the video footage from a surveillance camera submitted by the LCC on Tuesday.
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Counsel for LCC, Rotimi Seriki, had urged the panel to allow the firm “take possession” of the tollgate plaza to evaluate the level of damage for the purpose insurance claims.
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Seriki was reinforcing an earlier request at the proceeding by the LCC Managing Director, Abayomi Omomuwa, who said save for last Friday when he led the panel on a visit to the toll plaza, the place had been inaccessible to LCC management.
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Omomuwa, who was answering a question on how soon the tollgate would resume operation, said, “Any projection made here will just be guesswork. When we went there that day, I saw the level of damage. The whole tolling system is completely destroyed. It will not take anything less than six months to fix.
I want to plead that they let us have access so that we can process insurance.”
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Reinforcing Omomuwa’s request, LCC lawyer, Seriki, said, “My humble request is that if the tribunal doesn’t have further need to visit the plaza, the LCC should be permitted to take back possession of the toll plaza for the purpose of evaluation of the damage and commence the process of carrying out necessary repairs.”
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But ruling, Justice Okuwobi said the panel agreed that it was necessary for LCC to go and evaluate the level of damage “but we will not grant that access yet. The need may arise for the panel to revisit.”
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ReplyDeleteNO MORE TOLLGATE!
Haba!!!
DeleteSome of us just paid for toll gate before the whole thing happened.
I just paid 30k and I had some balance there before.
Anon, you’re sacrifice for the greater good lol
DeleteBut on a serious note, I’m sure they’ll give them back but it’s just too soon. Dem sef get mind oh, not even a month an the money list is peppering them ...
This people have lost billions. Chai it will pain them that nobody is paying for tolls.
ReplyDeleteI just want to ask, are people still passing that route?
People are passing abi you get another route for them to pass? The only difference is that it's open to all.
DeleteOK thanks. Good they are no longer paying.
DeleteLet it be for eternity
The blood of the dead are still crying for vengeance and all they are talking about is reclaim and insurance COLD BLOODED men whose children will die miserably the way they killed those innocent protestants.
ReplyDeleteImagine!! Wickedness in high places!!!! They don’t care about the lives lost just money!
DeleteThe toll gate should be wiped out. People that value gate money more than life. No more toll gate.
ReplyDeleteBecause of the monetary gains they murder those innocent people. God will require the blood into generations people will think is a joke but I am very sure God will require the blood.
ReplyDeleteThe toll gate is a major cause pf traffic
ReplyDeleteSo my people will be passing without paying lol
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Yes I like this kind of news.
ReplyDeleteI don't even understand while people pay a hefty amount of money just to pass through a toll gate..well that can't happen here in aba
ReplyDeleteI don't understand the reason why people a hefty amount of money just to pass through a gate..isn't that absurd..well that can't happen here in aba we go blow the gate
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