The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has suspended all transport levies imposed on commercial drivers in the state. This was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma. He stated that the directive was in line with the campaign promise of the governor to sanitise methods of revenue collection in the state and stop all forms of extortion, intimidation and harassement of motorists. The statement read, “The governor has directed the immediate suspension of all kinds of transport levies payable to the Abia State government and imposed on tricycles (Keke), buses, taxis and other commercial vehicles plying Abia roads. “This suspension takes immediate effect, and will remain until government reviews these levies and makes public its arrangements for the smooth, organised and transparent collection of such transport levies in a manner it would not lead to extortion, intimidation and violation of rights and privileges of Abia residents.

Source: Punch June 01, 2023 06:56 UTC