Eko Ile:

= $ 800 million. Not bad really, considering all the ongoing capital projects.

Good to know Ikorodu road is getting expanded (6 lanes) with BRT access with some of that money,


Eko o ni baje o

jmaine:

Guy stop deceiving yourself which Ikorodu road is getting expanded with 6 lanes . . . The same road that was partitioned to giveway for the BRT lanes is now being expanded with no construction activities whatsoever going on presently. . Interesting . . So they are planning on leveraging their debt profile by imposing their usual exorbitant tax under the land use tax . . . So that, daddy Tinubu will take his usual 25% cut and become richer while the average lagosian suffers the debt burden.

Eko oni baje lai lai . . . But Tinubu must be neutralized effectively to acheive that slogan.

Kinikini:

Sad that because we have a lot of bad leaders in governance especially PDP that is horrendously corrupt and inept, most people celebrate the mediocrity of ACN as excelence. If the debt is not enough like some posters here said , let ACN pile it further till it becomes a generational burden.
Lagos is making effort at good governance but at what cost? Do you think Lagos has a due process that ensures contract are not inflated and funds are not stolen?
It is like most Lagosians are hoodwinked into believing the state is doing well because of the massive propanganda of ACN. However, the corruption that is smartly being perpetrated in Lagos is massive and until such time when the average Lagosian is ready to confront the truth that the state is being milked, there will be no change in direction.

My take.

Eko Ile:


I can not in anyway solve your Tinubu hostilities, hatred and hangover because it's a serious problem afflicting a lot of irrational and myopic folks, but the highlighted statement is obviously the other way around simply because we are progressing accordingly with Tinubu around and I want him to hand around.

About Ikorodu road, feel free to rant and get negative as much as you want, the fact remains that we now have the money to throw at the project. Your negative rants and Tinubu attacks is def' not going to stop the state of Lagos from progressing or prevent Fashola from commissioning another project.

Eko o ni baje is not just a slogan, it's also a state of mind, obviously some just shout the slogan, but it's never their state of mind.

jmaine:

Guy stop deceiving yourself which Ikorodu road is getting expanded with 6 lanes . . . The same road that was partitioned to giveway for the BRT lanes is now being expanded with no construction activities whatsoever going on presently. . Interesting . . So they are planning on leveraging their debt profile by imposing their usual exorbitant tax under the land use tax . . . So that, daddy Tinubu will take[b] his usual 25% [/b]cut and become richer while the average lagosian suffers the debt burden.

Eko oni baje lai lai . . . But Tinubu must be neutralized effectively to acheive that slogan.

Pukkah:

25%?  Is this real or imagined please?

Fhemmmy:

If that is all Lagos state is owing with all the populations and the service they will have to offer and [size=16pt]yet better % of the populations aint paying taxes[/size], then, that is awesome.
But we need some kinda plan for repayment of the debt . . . . .[/b]

jmaine:

At the emboldened; Before = yes, but now it's minimal as the tax drive has increased in recent times which makes their tax intake very plump and admirable . . .

Fhemmmy:

What is the % of Lagosians or people that reside in Lagos that has no job?
What is the unemployment rate of Lagos?
And where would the unemployed get money to pay the taxes or what would their taxes be based on?

jmaine:

Very good question . . . from a personal experience, those who hitherto never dreamt of  paying taxes dare not try such again cos the monitoring and compliance rate is high . . unemployment rate is high in the country generally but the probability for a serious Lagosian to go entrepreneurial or find menial job if humble enough is high(can't give you facts in percentage now) , couple that with the huge tax drive and you come to the conclusion how the Lagos state internal generated have been harvesting huge sums in recent years with each year surpassing the former. They even multi tax companies, a reason why there are lots of pending suits in court challenging the taxation regime of the state government

Fhemmmy:


If that is the case, then, the statement still stands that . . .  better % of Lagosians do not pay tax . . . .  Those that runs business, 50% or more of them do not pay taxes and that is all cos we have nothing to monitor them nor to measure what they sell and how much they make.
Take for example of a young lady at the side of the street operating a call centre . . . . how much tax would she pay.
Take a case of a carpenter (at least he has his own business) he go to Abuja to do some jobs . . .  would be pay tax upon return to Lagos state?

So i still stand by the statement that better % of Lagosians do not pay tax

Kinikini:

Sir,

You need not abuse us for expressing opinions. Somehow, there are many that share my view on Lagos State / ACN as expressed above. Please see Newspaper report pasted below. What do you call it if true?

[b]N7bn: Group urges EFCC to probe Lagos Assembly
By Olamilekan Lartey and Sesan Olufowobi
Friday, 20 May 2011


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Hon. Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly may be the guest of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission if the anti-graft agency begins a probe into the allegations contained in a petition against him.



The Punch learnt on Thursday that there was a petition before the EFCC against the Speaker, Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, over the proprietness of the use of the over N7bn he had collected as running costs for the Lagos State House of Assembly in just 12 months.



The petitioners, under the aegis of a civil rights group, Kick Against Corruption, urged the EFCC to probe Ikuforiji because he had allegedly converted the huge sum of money meant for the state legislature.



The petitioners alleged that the money had been laundered abroad through an automobile company.



Signed by a lawyer, Mr. Olawale Williams, the petitioners alleged that the Speaker collected N500m monthly as running cost for the House.



A copy of the petition, cited by our correspondent in Abuja stated in part, “The initial monthly running cost of the House in 1999 was put at N20m and later jerked up to N40m before the end of the Bola Tinubu administration. This amount the Babatunde Fashola regime also increased to N60m. The cost had, however, been moved up to N500m monthly in 2010 by the House of Assembly.



“This was passed into law and made a first line charge so that the amount can be deducted directly from the state revenue account without any recourse to the executive and has been collecting this huge sum without any corresponding impact on the lives of members or their duties.”



Although, sources familiar with the petition at the anti-graft agency said investigation into the allegation would begin immediately, EFCC spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said the petition would be attended to just like any other one that arrived at the commission.



“Every petition we receive is treated on its merit and if we have the one you refer to, it will be so treated,” Babafemi said.



Former Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Mr. Lanre Odubote, told our correspondent that he was not in a position to respond.



Odubote, who is a House of Representatives member-elect under the aegis of the Action Congress of Nigeria, however, advised that more investigation should be done, saying the petition smacked of mischief.



He said, “How much is the allocation to the House for two years that they are now saying N7bn was diverted in a year?”



When our correspondent contacted the state House of Assembly’s information officer, Mr. Kehinde Fagbolade, he declined comment on the issue, saying only the Speaker could talk on the matter.



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jmaine:


It's obvious you know little of most things you type . . . Fashola giant strides were achieved in his first two years, after that the house assembly curtailed his tempo ,drive and vision by threatening him with impeachment and propaganda  . . . All strings pulled by your Area father Tinubu . . . While you wish Tinubu remains in the main scheme of things sane minds in the south west are gearing for more of the Fasholas and less of the Tinubus. just hope  the brain and force behind Fashola  performance in person of Muiz Banire would not make himself pliable to undue Godfatherism cos i see him next succeeding Fash. . . Each year the multiple taxation increases in folds with reckless abandon, as if they just sit somewhere and determine how much you should pay without even taking a look at your proceeds to arrive at their conclusions.  People like you need to move away from the cyber world and embrace reality . .

Eko Ile:


lol, blah blah blah. That's all I hear.

Welcome back Mr Eko Ile 

jmaine:

Guy stop deceiving yourself which Ikorodu road is getting expanded with 6 lanes . . . The same road that was partitioned to giveway for the BRT lanes is now being expanded with no construction activities whatsoever going on presently. . Interesting . . So they are planning on leveraging their debt profile by imposing their usual exorbitant tax under the land use tax . . . So that, daddy Tinubu will take his usual 25% cut and become richer while the average lagosian suffers the debt burden.

Eko oni baje lai lai . . . But Tinubu must be neutralized  effectively to acheive that slogan.

jmaine:


Welcome back Mr Eko Ile 

ekt_bear:

You are being impractical, jmaine. You cannot have Fashola's succeed w/o Tinubus to protect them.

Or do you think good governance is all that is necessary to keep one in office, when Nigerian politics is so money oriented?

Eko Ile:

Certain things about Lagos state and Nigerian politics in general is very hard for a lot of people to understand.

Lagos state is not a PDP state today because of Tinubu and the fact that he didn't bow down or sell out to OBJ and the PDP and he's still keeping them at bay.

We have our pride and dignity including Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti and Oshun statse all because of one man and his name is Tinubu. The PDP is not walking all over us because the same man is out there taking the bullets for us.

The though of Fashola without Tinubu protecting sounds scary gan sef,

ekt_bear:

You are being impractical, jmaine. You cannot have Fashola's succeed w/o Tinubus to protect them.

Or do you think good governance is all that is necessary to keep one in office, when Nigerian politics is so money oriented?

My guy kindly keep quiet, how did the emboldened sound to you . .  why not even tell us that Fashola performance ,acumen and intelligence is because Tinubu tutored him up to his SAN level. .absurd thinking . .you always play the PDP card always and never tend to look inwards . . Wonder why people comment on what they have no idea about . .

Tinubu to protect by obstructing progress, simply interesting? . . . Fashola performance contributed immensely to the victory of the ACN in the the S.W arena and if the new elected governors in the S.W states fail to perform . .watch the TINUBU mythology get quashed . . cos the Labour party or even the PDP will be lurking to stage a comeback . . .haven't you heard of the rise of Ngige, Chime previously thought to be light weight but their performance has set them apart as people to be reckoned with . .What makes you feel God father Tinubu has to stifle the developmental vision of Fashola by undue interference just because he is feels he is a guardian and a voltron of the ACN , is that not even deleterious to the progress of Lagos as a whole  . . don't make me laugh please

ekt_bear:

*shrug*

If no money raised for mobilization and other things, then Fashola would likely have lost this recent election.

Or didn't you see the wuruwuru in 2003, 2007, and just now in 2011?

Fire must be met with fire.

As if Fashola's performance alone is enough to win elections. In a country where probably the voter turnout would be 15% without inducement?

Don't make me laugh

Eko Ile:


How exactly did he do that? Do you have anything to share beyond you market women rumors and innuendos? If not, STFU and quit wasting my time.  

Telling us that you hate Tinubu and you want him to get squashed is nothing, we here the same nonsense uttered by disgruntled elements like you everyday. Put up with facts or STFU.

Eko Ile:



The thought of Fashola without Tinubu protecting sounds scary gan sef,

jmaine:

My grouse are with people who have no firm grasp of events but won't stop making silly declarations and comments . . the threats of the antagonizing house of assembly members and his altercation with your Almighty Tinubu were all buzzing in the news, after settling, they had to make a public appearance that all was well and nothing of such happen . .but we all felt what that settled problem did to Fashola initial amazing drive of his administration , It went to a halt. . .and Mr Eko Ile. . .where you in Lagos then . .if no , kindly shut your traps for sanity sake lest you appear like someone who just feels the need to play the blind advocate to something you know nufin about . .
^^
This declaration is a very silly one and very useless at that. . . you are the one that needs to STFU . . .