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A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has ordered the state government to stop collection of any toll or tariff on the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge.
The court described toll collection on the bridge as illegal.
A civil rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa had in April last year gone to court asking the court to declare unconstitutional collection of toll by the Lagos State Government on a bridge on a Federal waterway and the imposition of tolls on him and other users of the same bridge.
Ruling on the suit,presiding judge, Justice Saidu, J. held that the power of control over all navigable waterways in Nigeria resides in the Federal Government, and not any state government.
However, Ade Ipaye, counsel to the Lagos state government said the government would appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court and also appeal for a stay of execution of the judgment.
The court described toll collection on the bridge as illegal.
A civil rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa had in April last year gone to court asking the court to declare unconstitutional collection of toll by the Lagos State Government on a bridge on a Federal waterway and the imposition of tolls on him and other users of the same bridge.
Ruling on the suit,presiding judge, Justice Saidu, J. held that the power of control over all navigable waterways in Nigeria resides in the Federal Government, and not any state government.
However, Ade Ipaye, counsel to the Lagos state government said the government would appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court and also appeal for a stay of execution of the judgment.
