Sanwo-Olu and cars parked on a street in Lagos

The Lagos State government has informed churches that it will commence its on-street parking scheme, which will allow it to charge cars parked on designated streets hourly.

A notice by the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA), dated July 19 and signed by its head of operations, Ayokunle Akinrimisi, said the directive would take effect in October.

The notice, addressed to the branch chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), said measures would also be taken against cars parked indiscriminately.

It read, “I am directed to inform your revered organisation that the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) will be commencing its on-street parking scheme at designated streets within the Lagos State metropolis.”

“In view of this, I am using this medium to inform your eminence that vehicles parked on designated streets by the church and its members will be charged hourly and indiscriminately parked vehicles will be enforced upon accordingly.”

LASPA advised that the directive “be adhered to as a law-abiding organisation.”

However, the agency did not disclose the actual fee to be charged.

https://gazettengr.com/lagos-govt-to-start-charging-cars-parked-outside-church-premises-per-hour/

If true, then that's good. The streets are public property. When you inconvenience other road users, then be ready to pay some money for alternate roads to be built.

If the church doesn't want to pay tax, then they can construct a big car park for their worshipers and members.

Hopefully, it includes all religions.

Goodvibes007:
If true, then that's good. The streets are public property. When you inconvenience other road users, then be ready to pay some money for alternate roads to be built.

If the church doesn't want to pay tax, then they can construct a big car park for their worshipers and members.

How about taxing musque too?

Amazing..

APC . Tax Tax TaX and loot

More tax to your elbow APC!

Agberos don make money be that.
No caps, these thugs really get mouth 4 Lagos.

This is not a good idea Sanwo Olugboye 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Good,

Malroux:
How about taxing musque too?

They will certainly be in cluded. But if you try this in the north, Nigeria go catch fire

A discouragement for people who wants to buy cars. Policy not bad but not appropriate as there could be car breakdown or some emergency could lead to roadside parking of cars. Even the islamic world don't have this level of strict policy on vehicles. But I want to believe that there's a reason why this is coming now. But there should be exceptions to cars in some situations otherwise taskforce personel would take advantage of the situation negatively.

Secondly, it will be a bad move if targeted against churches only simply because rich pastors Lagos don't pay tax and it's annoying the government. A battle against God whether Jew, Islam, Christian or traditional gods always have spiritual repercussions, one has to be very careful dealing with worshippers of unseen (spirit) beings.

The way I love Lagos state eh.

Mosque fa
What about those that always block federal road on Fridays to pray??

vowiski:
Amazing..

APC . Tax Tax TaX and loot

Tax masters.

Don't park anyhow today.

Malroux:
How about taxing musque too?

Good idea as well.

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So the communique did not include mosques and other religions

It's bias if mosques are exempted.

Money must be made

Welcome dev... Next is mosque blocking road on Fridays. Tax the worshipers on the road for the few minutes they'll be on that road.

ShinjaWWest:
Stupid people...

What about mosque

Death to all head slamming mohammadian terrorists

Lagos is more of a Muslim state.

Only church?

Lagos wan use style collect her own tithes..this I have seen

Stupid idea; a government that only delights in taking revenue from where it didn't invest in infrastructure. Most of the streets on the mainland are in a deplorable condition. Roads are bad, no water, lack of stable electricity etc.

Why October?

I thought this should have taken effect from Monday 22nd July....

And mosques ??