Lagos State government, on Tuesday, introduced a daily ₦800 consolidated informal transport levy for transporters in the state

The levy is outside the union dues collected by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN)[]

Lagos State finance commissioner, Dr Rabiu Olowo, who revealed this at the agreement-signing ceremony by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), local councils and transport unions, said that the consolidated levy collection will start February 1.

He stated that the harmonized levy became expedient to ensure that the transport sector in the state is organised and fits into a 21st-century economy.

Olowo added that the consolidated levy takes into consideration all the elements in a sane society.

According to him, the levy takes care of dues previously accrued to local councils across the state, as well as revenue for Lagos Waste Management Authority (LASWA) and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Lagos State Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) among other MDAs.

He said that the state government expects that once a transporter pays the ₦800 at a point, he or she is expected not to pay at any other park or bus stop throughout the day.

He also said that the government expects that union members will not collect levies from transporters as they are not expected to pay at every bus stop or park.

Olowo said the consolidated levy would reduce the multiplicity of levies collection as many residents and transporters have complained about the huge levies unions often collected.

The commissioner also made an allusion to a report about the ₦150bn that transport unions collect in Lagos under the disguise of collecting dues, saying the new development will eliminate multiple taxes.

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OK. Enjoy the choice you made people.

The levy is outside the union dues collected by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN)

The implication of this is that after paying the N800 daily to the government, Agberos too will collect their usual money (Owo ero, owo load, owo olopa, owo turning, owo security etc), both for morning and afternoon operations.

Invariably transportation charges will increase as a result and the burden will be transferred to the passengers.

Makinde introduced similar thing when transport unions are banned. I hope it would be implemented in lagos.

Expect fares to go up because it was clearly made known in the release that union dues won't be affected.
In otherwords,these commercial operators would still pay all the assorted union dues and then pay this extra ₦800,all on a daily basis
The rate at which every space and major street is being turned to a bus or Keke stop in Lagos and every major road has an Union ticket issuer/money collector,I am beginning to feel each councillor,council chairman,union leader,traditional ruler,Baale and Omonile head have been allocated route areas to collect money from.
One of the major employers of labour in Lagos State now seems to be Union work because every street would soon become a union due collecting point;your route pass the street u must pay.
Lagos has now officially legalised agberoism.No wonder they don't obey lastma or police any longer.

Good

ERockson:
Good

What's good about this now?

You dey work for union?

Kriss216:

What's good about this now?

You dey work for union?

Maxymilliano:


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tinubu want more money for his campaign

This will definitely makes transportation fair goes higher ...this sanwo olu government just want make Lagos hard for people.. before agbero collects money for police, money for security, money for load. Money for environmental, money for chairman still requesting for govt money