Otti in a statement on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, said the decision is in line with his campaign promise to sanitise revenue collection methods in the state and end all kinds of extortion, intimidation, and harassment of motorists.
The statement, issued by the governor’s media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, also disclosed that the suspension takes immediate effect and will remain until the conclusion of reviews of these levies.
It read, “In line with my campaign promise to sanitize methods of revenue collection in Abia and stop all kinds of extortion, intimidation and harassment of motorists, I have directed the immediate suspension of all kinds of Transport Levies payable to Abia state government and imposed on Tricycles, Buses, Taxis and other commercial vehicles plying Abia roads.
