Well,  i wish the people aggrieved in this matter all the best in their quest to fight their cause. I pray that the sense of reasoning will prevail on both sides at the end of the day, I know it is dialogue that will resolve this at the end of the
day. I am out of here before i am torn apart and going to auto section to feed my eyes without being abused. Vidi Mose

I saw this comment on Sahara reporters:

Tinubu: tunde go and increase Lasu fees and let toll fees payments start from lekki. NOW
Fashola: my governor emeritu why now?
Tinubu: becos 2015 is still far away. Remember i told you our people have short memory. So the earlier the better.
Fashola: but,
Tinubu: if u cant do it, your deputy will
fashola: its done sir

karl max:


With due respect sir Ʊ used the word BUILT,  Sir please the road in question was it built by LCC or they added 1 lane to an existing 2 lane road? And put 3 Toll gates?

Thanks for pointing this out, the lawyer championing the case against LASG has asked them to toll the additional lane only if they need to "recoup"their so called investment.

Now I know Jonathan was right when he said SW Governors are rascals. The ACN crew just confirmed it. You dont toll residential roads. Only Interstate State roads are tarred in civil worlds

I heard the thugs have scattered your efforts, Nigerians should be bold like the Libyans were.

VoodooDoll:

ONE FEARED DEAD:

One person is feared dead and others injured following the brutal crackdown by policemen and thugs on Nigerians protesting the proposed imposition of tolls on users of Lekki Expressway. The tolls are expected to take effect from Sunday, December 18.

The protest march, which took off peacefully on Saturday morning, was brutally interrupted by armed policemen and thugs allegedly hired by officials of the state government. Journalists were also attacked while protesters were clamped into Black Maria vans.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/index.php/news/item/8000-one-feared-dead-as-police-thugs-brutalise-lekki-protesters

The worst has happened.
May the souls of the innocent fallen rest in perfect peace.

I shed tears for my nation and its rampant hypocrisies. Here is a party led by a drug pushing, thieving fraudster whose very identity and family roots are in doubt, a man brandishing a fake degree, forged in the dark alleys of Oluwole; yet, that man and his followers have dared credulence to call themselves "progressives." How is it possible to term a heroine trafficer as a progressive? On what planet? Who ever heard of a benevolent demon?
Sush a man would be expected to hire thugs and robbers to whip his own people in line and that is what has happenned today.

Let us pray that confirmation does not arrive that puts the death at the hands of OPC or NURTW. If that turns out to be the case, then we must paint the streets the colour of blood and wipe out these thugs and agents of Beelzebub.

Ironically, I remember BRF and BAT were staunch critics of Gadhaffi, Mubarak and Ben-Ali, due to regarding their brazen brutality against civilian protesters. But what makes it funny is that, while the North African protesters were clamoring for the resignations of their aforementioned respective rulers, the Lagos protesters were merely fighting against the toll gates. As in, commono toll gates, e don dey like this. I wouldn't dare imagine wetin those thugs go now come do when it gets to resignation request.

so sad. very sad.

Truth is, am addicted to the Cinema life and the Palm Mall. So earlier this year when I heard that toll collection will start, I moved from Lekki Phase One to VI close to Shoprite. Now I can even drive a five minute stretch from my house by Palm to Lekki Phase 1 to see friends without paying toll to and fro, just a 5 minutes drive. Its uncalled for, the alternative route is "New Market" road, by New Market road we mean a single-lane-like strip which is actually a market with cars/okadas/buses/pedestrians/roadside sellers blocking the road. And you cant even beat this traffic and drive to Lekki Phase one without going over to Elf Round about which is about 20 minutes drive then turn back again another 20 minutes to exact road oppsosite the Lekki Phase one. Its like seeing your neighbors home opposite you but no way of moving opposite but have to drive far right then turn left and come to a house opposite you. Will I call it wickedness ? I say its man's inhumanity against fellow man. Just like Alams of Bayelsa said, : "There are 2 entities you can not fight; God and the Government"  I guess I have to just make new friends.

Seriously,all I can think of is how much of d income from the tollgate wil accrues to Tinubu empire ?

Gbawe,is this ur necessary evil we must but manage and endure ?

Eko ile,Dayokanu, where are thou ?

Ebuka (from Big Brother Nigeria) just recieved a stray bulk SMS from LCC.
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Saw all dis coming, imagine NURTW supporting toll gate . if care is not taken all d roads in lagos will be tolled, ACN (a wolf in sheep clothing). The bitter truth is dat ACN has bought lagos. Lagos is no more a no man's land ACN top shots has shared lagos within themselves. Just a piece of advice for them, by the time they push people to the extreme and people get poorer with nothing else to eat except the rich.

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Honestly, if this is ky daily route, I will find it annoying to be paying such. The state govt should simply chill out oo

It is essential to pray for God's guidance in any human endeavour. Fashola is seriously missing his way in this his second term in particular, it seems as if the cries of those he oppressed during his first term are catching-up with him in the form of misdeeds- I am seriously taking note for personal reasons. One has to learn from the falls of those ahead.

dagboss:

But i thought they say there is alternative route if you do not want to pay, then use that. We are quick to compare Nigeria to America, England and even Ghana!!! And yet we do not want development there are toll gates everywhere in the advanced world. Thats my view pls there is room for the abi iko ako igba toddlers roaming Nairaland to abuse me i will send you home in my reply, you bet

With all due respect sir -
1. Like you rightly said, the road was BUILT.
2. there has always been an alternative route to Lagos from Ibadan. It is just longer. There is no reasonable alternative to the EXPANDED road.
3. I will appreciate if you quote anywhere in the world where you have to pay so much toll within a 13Km stretch of road.
4. Finally compare the earning power of the masses to the toll being proposed for this road. Again let me know if this obtains anywhere in the world.

Just my thoughts sir.

viva la revolucion, The barrels of gun powder will be struck immediately the fuel subsidy's removed

@dagboss,

There are no alternative routes. Please review your thoughts on this.

The protests will not stop. Fashola has finally let go of his disguise. If anyone dies, their blood will be upon your unborn generation. You & (bastard) Tinubu.

Quote from Beaf:
But the govt would not stoop to bestial levels and get OPC, NURTW and God knows how many armed robbers to quell any protest and spill innocent blood.
I cannot understand how a government can turn thugs on its own people.

Oh but u do understand,only too well.if Fashola who has more finesse and style than most PDP 'rulers' have cud stoop so low,I expect the notorious PDP and the FG to import mercenaries from Niger and Chad to engage our own people wen eva they summon d balls to protest removal of fuel subsidy. If CAN which is nearer to d people cud do this,then I truly tremble at the tot of wat the insensitive PDP will do especially where the stakes ar much,much higher than tollgate concessioning.
If Fashola who does not have real powers ova d military,police and all other security outfits could act like this,wat do we expect from d highest office in d land who controls d police? We are watching.

So this is how the NL update of a protest is hijacked by partisan goons to spread more propaganda.

Nonsense

F = Foolish
A = Asshole
S = Showing
H = His
O = Obsequious
L = Loser's
A = Ass

The messed up thing is that people who don't have any reason to go through those toll gates will not take part in the protests and will leave the protesters  to suffer the wrath of the corrupt politicians
Eventually they wont have any choice but to go home and start paying the tolls.

Power to the people! May the very spirits and thoughts of marx-leninism be expressed through this protest and may all who are oppressed in one way or the other tap and find courage to stand up and resist.

Openly using thugs on your own people in place of the police is a new and shameful invention in Nigerian politics.
It must be confronted and stopped at all costs.  

@Beaf, while I am strongly on your side as far as this is issue is concerned , Let us not also forget that it is not only the use of thugs that is an issue here. If we default to the state police or MOPOL as we call them back home, their  brutality, extortion, indiscriminate arrests  and "accidental discharges" and all sorts will also be another issues to deal with.

So am I saying we don't use the police? , No, all I am saying is that because of the breakdown of Law and Order ever since Civilian Regimes/Administrations we have been in-between a Rock and a Hard place when it comes to protection by law enforcement agencies. We want them to do their jobs but when they show-up they start shooting and killing citizens.

So what we really need is when we have notified the Police HQ of a peaceful protest, we should then demand that the Police do not come and start shooting tear gas, beating and arresting people in a peaceful procession  otherwise they should be looking at litigation assuming the judicial system will do her work under this circumstances of State against her Citizens.

Overall , I am  glad about the Protest  and hope they don't maime or kill nobody. As for the thugs, if they are not withdrawn they may face individuals who have the potential to metamorphosis into their kinds too and if that happens, it will be the one big hell let loose.

The 20km stretch of road has not been completed yet o! Toll1 is set to take off. One toll plaza every 7 kilometers of sub-standard tarmac.

Otokx here is what's happening quote from, The One:
Reporting live from the protest. We had a peaceful protest CAN sponsored thugs showed up with matchetes ans sticks and started attacking the protesters. We resisted and that was when the battalions of MOPOL started beating people and firing tear gas at us. We strategically retreated into Lekki phase one and locked the gates and they again charged at us with tear gas. At the same time they provided protection to the CAN thugs at the roundabout displaying banners that read "NURTW supports tolling". One image I will never forget is that of a ten year old looking girl raining curses on Fashola and his goons for the way they came to brutalize us. This is how it started in North Africa, if he thinks he can cow the populace with force then he is mistaken!

@Karl Marx,
What is CAN

POTUT:

F = Foolish
A = Naugthy-person
S = Showing
H = His
O = Obsequious
L = Loser's
A = Bottom

abeg go rest jare

do you think this is fashola's doing ?

What do you know of Lagos and it's politics

This is the beginning of a great thing in this country. We must not stop, we must keep it going.
We need international involvement, we need human rights violation to be watched all over the world.
Revolution is coming

Why am I surprised Channels TV isn't even giving this protest a mention in their news bulletin. So finally ACN has got to you too, eh?

I will never tune in anymore to Channels. They have joined the Nigerian Media devils.

alj_harem:


abeg go rest jare

[size=14pt]do you think this is fashola's doing[/size] ?

What do you know of Lagos and it's politics

What is this shiit suppose to mean

I have a home made RDX with self made wireless detonator. I want that toll down and I need suporters cos if our Government don't want it in peace, then I think it's high time we go in pieces let's make happen peeps NOTE this is not BOKO
But HARAM feel free let me have your opinion on genrik@yahoo.com

@alh_harem,

So when it goes good its okay to credit Fashola, and when it doesn't you must look the other way, abi?

Stop making excuses for people with executive power. Or is the purported conversation below true?

Posted by: tlo
Insert Quote
I saw this comment on Sahara reporters:

Tinubu: tunde go and increase Lasu fees and let toll fees payments start from lekki. NOW
Fashola: my governor emeritu why now?
Tinubu: becos 2015 is still far away. Remember i told you our people have short memory. So the earlier the better.
Fashola: but,
Tinubu: if u cant do it, your deputy will
fashola: its done sir

Lekki Toll gate Statistics:

Let's say you own an SUV and live on the other end of Lekki where you'd have to pass thru the 3 toll gates,

1 SUV x N150 x 3 tolling booths = N450.00  (almost $3 USD)

If you go to work in the morning and come back in the evening,  = 2 x N450.00 = N900.00

If you have to do this everyday of the month, then you'll be paying 30day x N900.00 = N27,000.00    

Assuming everything remains constant for the year,
you'll be paying 12 months x N27,000.00 = N324,000.00 (or $2076) annually for just one car              

And this is supposed to go on for the next 35 years       Who signed this agreement