FCTA reintroduces park-and-pay policy, 7 years after it was halted

Seven years after public outcry forced authorities to halt the park-and-pay policy scheme, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reintroduced the policy in the city centre.

Usman Yahaya, the acting Secretary of FCT Transportation Secretariat, who briefed journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, said the on-street parking policy was reintroduced to bring about sanity in the city. He explained that the scheme, which would be managed by four companies, would commence in May, 2021.The park-and-pay system became controversial about five years ago before a court judgment stopped the FCTA from further collecting fees from residents for on-and-off the street parking within the metropolis.

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