{"id":6667,"date":"2025-05-31T11:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=6667"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T11:45:40","slug":"protest-on-epe-ijebu-ode-expressway-over-new-tollgate-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/05\/31\/protest-on-epe-ijebu-ode-expressway-over-new-tollgate-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest On Epe-Ijebu-Ode Expressway Over New Tollgate Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angry residents on Saturday morning blocked the Ijebu-Ode\u2013Mojoda\u2013Epe Road to protest new tollgate charges introduced by the Ogun State Government.<\/p>\n

The protesters used tires and wooden planks to barricade the ever-busy dual carriageway, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.<\/p>\n

The protest, which erupted along the Fari Expressway, stretched and extended towards Mojoda in Epe, Lagos, disrupting traffic flow.<\/p>\n

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The protesters were seen chanting solidarity songs with placards.\"\"<\/p>\n

Speaking to one of the trailer drivers, he lamented that exorbitant toll gate collection was killing their business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI paid N3000 just this early morning. How much are we making that they want to collect everything from us?,\u201d The trailer driver said.<\/p>\n

Another commercial driver said, \u201cI am travelling, but I will stay here and join them to protest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have to stop embezzling money from the poor citizens of Nigeria who are struggling to survive,\u201d Mr Odinaka said<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Angry residents on Saturday morning blocked the Ijebu-Ode\u2013Mojoda\u2013Epe Road to protest new tollgate charges introduced by the Ogun State Government. The protesters used tires and wooden planks to barricade the ever-busy dual carriageway, leaving...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t