Dis Guy:

some people say socialist like its a disease!!

its so easy to pull figures out online without taking of the earning or spending capacity of people in those countries-_{mind you its not so easy to pull figures of these educated government as everything is hush hush}-

Capitalist UK, USA, etc provide schools, free healthcare fro[b]m tax collection[/b]

simple logic

empower your citizen to be economically relevant then they will be educated enough to start a business-pay tax, get employment to earn enough to pay tax, there's a big difference between people refusing to pay tax and youve be inefficient in your tax collections!! and some people cant pay tax they have no job the govt should stop accusing people of avoiding tax because govt have not been effective enough in providing jobs for them to earn duhhh poverty at over 75% yet your screaming someone is not paying tax

ChineduEZ:

PLEASE FASHOLA GIVE ME FREE FOOD, FREE ROAD, FREE LIGHT, FREE WATER, FREE WOMAN, FREE PUSSSIE, FREE EDUCATION, FREE NEWSPAPER, FREE BACKRUBS, FREE HOLIDAY, FREE TRANSPORT, FREE!!!!!!!!


I WANT IT TO BE FREE! FREE! FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Kobojunkie:

And . . . And . . . the people already pay taxes! It should really end there.

Dis Guy:

according to report the alternative road is to be repaired THEN tolled by LCC
nice business there

GAR3TH:

call me ignorant, but I still dont see the big deal with this toll

Kobojunkie:

aarggh!! na wa oo!!! I say this be done ALL OVER LAGOS so this can be made FAIR to all!

naijatoday:

The toll is silly because all the have done is add one lane

My thing is why are this people just protesting now. When Tinubu signed the contract they were all cheesing
Any why the hell is everyone blaming fashola is he the one that signed the contract

naijatoday:

The toll is silly because all the have done is add one lane

My thing is why are this people just protesting now. When Tinubu signed the contract they were all cheesing


Any why the hell is everyone blaming fashola is he the one that signed the contract?

omoabike:

If you have been following the media reports on this issue, you will know that the people have been complaining from day 1 and what they were promised was that there would be an alternative road which has not yet materialize hence their protest.

Kobojunkie:

Does it really matter much to the people that a different person from the one that signed the contract is in office now? The point is this toll is now their reality and they are saying no way. Government(whomever it is now to rep them) ought to listen and do something for these tax payers.

omoabike:

If you have been following the media reports on this issue, you will know that the people have been complaining from day 1 and what they were promised was that there would be an alternative road which has not yet materialize hence their protest.

omoabike:

[size=10pt]The issue is that the only motorable road to a community is going to be tolled without any alternative provided. That is what is wicked and unjust.  I-10 (Katy Freeway), Westpark Toll Roads, Hardy Toll Road as well as Sam Houston Toll roads are roads within the Houston City that are toll roads. For the 2 years I have been living here now I have not used these roads as there are alternatives.
The only people who use the toll roads are people who are in a hurry and "out of towners"
Our leaders and elites tend to disregard the masses in decision making yet they want people not to rebel when they are riding roughshod over them.
It is ethically wrong to force everybody to pay tolls because of where they live. As some people have mentioned earlier, maybe we should toll all the roads in Lagos.  The right thing would have been for LCC to build a new road and toll it so people who want the fast lane to wherever they are going would patronize them.
[size=14pt][b]SHEBI THE BEAUTY OF CAPITALISM IS IN THE CHOICE IT PROVIDES. SO WHY DONT THE CAPITALISTS INVEST THEIR MONEY IN PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES TO WHAT THE JAKANDE SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT PROVIDED AND LET PEOPLE PATRONIZE THEM? WHY MUST THEY TAKE OVER A FORMER SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT ROAD AND PREACH TO US THAT SOCIALISM IS BAD.[/[/b]size]
Rent seekers and "10 percenters" posing to be investors. "Yeye dey smell"
To the man who said that Lagos- Ibadan and Benin-Shagamu Expressways do not have alternatives well may he did not know about the Old Lagos Road from Ibadan that goes through Ijebu-Ode and Ikorodu to Lagos. Maybe he did not know of the Ife Akure Owo Benin City Road.
WHERE THERE IS NO JUSTICE THERE CAN NOT BE PEACE

naijatoday:

The people have know that there will be no alternative project since the beginning of last year when LCC said the alternative road was not their responsibility. i guess better late than never

naijatoday:

The people have know that there will be no alternative project since the beginning of last year when LCC said the alternative road was not their responsibility. i guess better late than never

PapaBrowne:


You made some sense here sha. But I think you need to think beyond this Lekki road. This Lekki road is the first real PPP in infrastructure development in Nigeria. If it fails, investors are not going to put money into PPPs in Nigeria. If they don't then we can say bye bye to our dreams of excellent infrastructure. Oil money would never build adequate infrastructure. There is so much money in private hands that can be used to build infrastructure, and we must encourage that money to come our way.

It is sad that Nigerians have a mentality that money to build roads would just appear from the sky. Nigeria cannot afford good infrastructure and at the same time pay salaries and provide adequate healthcare and qualitative education. People have to pay for some of the services so the government can expend more money on areas where the people cannot afford.

Lekki residents buy houses and pay rents at prices that would send shivers down your spine. They should be the last people to complain about tolled roads.

PapaBrowne:

^^^^^^
Oh! The people surely have choices. They could take the bus. Or they could move to the mainland. Or take a walk.Or even use the beach. These are choices albeit less conmfortable choices.

I have a friend who thinks it is too much too pay 1000 naira a night for hospital admission, but would gladly cough out 12k per night for hotel accommodation. It is an absurd thinking pattern and it is very common with Nigerians and that is my grouse. We must begin to learn how to pay for things.
Lekki residents buy land at an average of 40 million per plot. If you ask them to contribute just 1 milliion to develop infrastructure on their street which they would enjoy, you will hear them complaining.

PapaBrowne:

[size=16pt]Hmmmm!! Nigerians are Socialists!! We all need classic re-education to erase this socialist syndrome from our psyche![/size]

We want free Education. We want free healthcare. We want cheap transportation. We want subsidized fuel. We want free infrastructure. And we want cheap housing.

Yet we are not willing to pay taxes or tolls or health insurance!!

The truth is development comes with a huge price. Lagos state for instance has an infrastructural shortfall worth hundreds of billions of dollars. This money will not come from the sky. People are going to have to pay for it somehow or else there would be no development.

All the beautiful countries we all love to talk about pay massive taxes, huge bills and mega tolls. In London there is something called Congestion Charge. To drive your vehicle in the congestion zone, it would cost you  £8 per day= 2000 naira. If you fail to pay the charge, you will be fined btw £60 and £120= 15,000- 45,000 naira. In addition to that, many londoners pay almost 40% of their wages in taxes. When they get home, they also have to cope with massive utility bills. Add that to the fact that they have to constantly pay for health insurance.


[size=13pt]If we want development, we must be ready to pay for it!! Period!![/size]
It is not government that brought you to this world. They are not your father!! Nigerians should stop expecting Government to do everything including putting food on your table all for free.