Ghanaian entertainment pundit, KOKA
Ghanaian entertainment pundit, Kwaku Osei Korankye Asiedu, also known as KOKA, has argued that the reintroduction of road tolls will not boost the country’s revenue.
During a discussion on Adom TV on January 26, 2025, KOKA pointed out that the revenue generated from the e-levy already exceeds that of road tolls, making the reimplementation of tolls more harmful than beneficial.
He explained that the country’s elite are generally able to avoid paying road tolls, unlike the e-levy, which affects a broader population.
“How many rich people in this country pay road tolls? The road toll is more for inter-cities and inter-regions. Again, a bus filled with passengers normally pay a road toll of about 20 cedis. How much do you think the country will get in revenue in a year since the same people are the ones using these roads? So, if someone says he is bringing back that outmoded road into the country, it won’t help us,” he said.
“How much revenue do you think the country will generate annually from that, when it’s mostly the same people using these roads? So, if someone is suggesting we bring back this outdated system, it won’t help us,” he said.
KOKA also dismissed claims that Ghanaians are overly burdened by taxes from the e-levy.
“We brought e-levy because we noticed that if you compared the revenue from e-levy and that to the road tolls, they are not the same and that the revenue from e-levy is higher. Also, no one is complaining about e-levy because it is helping all of us,” he added.
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