Dominic Nitiwul backs return of road tolls under electronic PPP system

Mr Nitiwul urged Parliament to support the concession agreement, arguing that an electronic tolling system would provide a more effective and sustainable means of mobilising revenue for road infrastructure while improving convenience for road users.

Parliament has approved a concession agreement between the Ministry of Roads and Highways and a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to be incorporated by Rock Africa Limited for the reintroduction of road and bridge tolls through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

During the debate, Member of Parliament for Bimbilla and former Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, defended the previous Akufo-Addo administration's decision to abolish road tolls, explaining that the move was intended to ease the financial burden on Ghanaians at a time when the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) had been introduced.