The governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has directed the immediate suspension of all kinds of Transport Levies payable to the Abia government and imposed on Tricycles (Keke), Buses, Taxis and other commercial vehicles plying Abia roads.
This is in line with the campaign promise of the governor to sanitize methods of revenue collection in the state and stop all kinds of extortion, intimidation, and harassment of motorists, according to a statement by the governor’s media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma on Wednesday.
He said that the suspension takes immediate effect and will remain until government reviews these levies and makes public its arrangements for the smooth, organized, and transparent collection of such transport Levies in a manner that would not lead to extortion, intimidation, and violation of rights and privileges of Abia residents.
