We Don’t Know How Much Is Generated Monthly At Lekki Tollgate – LCC Md

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(African Examiner) – The Managing Director Of The Lekki Concession Company (LCC), Yomi Omomuwasan, Has Stated That He Does Not Know The Amount Of Money The Company Generates In A Month At The Tollgate.

Omomuwasan Made This Revelation On A Television Programme In Nigeria Info 99.3 Fm.

Asked By The Presenter What Lcc, The Company In Charge Of The Lekki Tollgate, Generates From Toll In A Month, The Managing Director Said He Doesn’t Know The Figure.

“How Much Have You Lost From Tolling? I Guess What I’m Asking Is How Much Do You Make There Per Month?” Sandra Ezekwesili, The Host, Had Asked.

“We Do Not Have A Figure For That, Sandra,” Omomuwasan Responded.

“You Do Not Know How Much You Make Per Month?” The Presenter Pressed.

“We Do Not Know,” Omomuwasan Responded.

It Would Be Recalled That The Lekki Tollgate Has Been A Subject Of Debate After The October 20, 2020 Shooting Involving The #Endsars Protesters.

The Tollgate Has Been Shutdown Since Then But The Lagos State Judicial Panel Had The Company Approval To Resume Operations.

However, This Development Sparked Reactions On Social Media As A New Protest Tagged #Occupylekki Which Happened Last Week Saturday.

Reacting, The Managing Director Said The Company Is Not A Part Of The Problem But A “Victim” In The #Endsars Protests.

“We Have Always Maintained The Fact That We Are Not Part Of The Problem; We Are Not Part Of The #Endsars Issue,” He Said.

“We Are Just A Company, Operating And Working On Its Own. One Day, We Observed That We Had Been Forced Out Of The Location.

“As At Today, We Have About 12 Billion In Local Currencies. We Have About 31 Million In Us Dollars; That Is A Lot Of Money. This Is The Money That Has Been Used To Build The Road.

We Are The Victims; We Are The Ones That Have Nothing To Do With The Protest And Then We Were Burnt Down. We Have Lost Some Money Right Now. We Are Trying To Get Back To Operation.

“We Have A Number Of Obligations To Meet, A Number Of International Debts.”