Gov. Fashola Closes 43 Spare Parts’ Shops, Arrests Traders In Lagos
On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Lagos State Government has sealed off43 spare parts shops and arrested eight dealers over failure to register the businesses with the government.
The spare parts shops, which are located in Maza Maza, Mile 2 area of the state, were shut by the enforcement unit of the Lagos State Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, in conjunction with officials of the state’s task force.

A statement on Sunday by the agency said the MVAA had earlier closed the spare parts shops, adding that their owners broke the seal and resumed their trade.
Spare parts dealers are supposed to pay an annual registration fee of N50,000 while auto dealers are to pay an annual registration fee of N100,000.

The statement said, “It has been observed that many spare parts and auto dealers have been defaulting in the payment of the annual registrationfees, while a series of sensitisation andtalks to get many of them pay the annual fees had been unsuccessful.
“When the MVAA officials got to the shops to re-effect the closure of the shops, they were attacked by some spare parts dealers.
“Task force officials came to the rescueof MVAA personnel as they arrested eight people for breaking government’s seal and assaulting its officials.

“Other attackers fled on sighting task force officials. The shops were later sealed off.”
The Chairman of the task force, Superintendent of Police Bayo Sulaiman, said the arrested dealers would be arraigned at the state Special Offences Court.

SOURCE- www.informationnaija.com/gov-fashola-closes-43-spare-parts-shops-arrests-traders-in-lagos/

Have the policies makers ever given it a second thought that with the banning of okada,the motorcycle spare parts dealers may not be making enough to up for the registration fee?

redsun: Have the policies makers ever given it a second thought that with the banning of okada,the motorcycle spare parts dealers may not be making enough to up for the registration fee?

the motive of the policy makers might be different from what you assume

I agree that business owners should be paying tax. I do pay. But-

Asking spare parts dealers to pay 50k annualy is not a balanced action.
Some shops are worth 5 million naira while some are worth 100k or less.

If Fashola must go ahead, they need to evaluate shops, check employees, check incomes, and many more factors that will aid them in making rational decisions on how to deal with this people. Closing up shops is not the way, unless their plan is to chase more people away from Lagos...

But if its an annual tin,like paying 50k evry year,its too much na. Tot its just some registration fee u pay once n for all. What r dey registering evry year.
Anoda avenue to raise revenue

Create Job for the populace, no way. and that somebody could save up to N200k to start a business, and for govt to demand upto N50k for registration is absolutely wrong. what services do the traders get from the government to warrant such payment, what happens to the PAYE system of taxation?
very exploitative indeed!

geeez: Great move!

Eko o ni baje

GBAM!

Me just dey look...

that's harsh fashola! This might increase crimes in lag

This is clear call for them to start relocating to their respective areas, when a place is no longer favorable to you, then you have to make a move, this is too long overdue. Many banned buisness like Okada riding will bring down the sales which will also affect the compliance of the tax payments. But the state authority made that law that will effect changes in their state which no one has any right to question. Let the affected people relocate to another favorable places and stop disobeying the laws of a state.

As an Igboman i support people going nearer home and help in the development of the places instead of being where you will be seen law breakers. Every body will not be at Lagos.

kalunomics: that's harsh fashola! This might increase crimes in lag

Sharrap!
How is it harsh?!

Ndiigbo sit down, don't claim ur right. I dey laugh oh.

U talk u die, u no talk u die.

Sit down and let the hausa and yorubas continue to take u for fools.

geeez: Great move!

Eko o ni baje

Monkey i was expecting you to say that, i can bet you didnt even read the post, the moment you saw 'Lagos' you just typed your usual motto popular amongst jobless touts like you.

Nigeria here we come. At the core of fashola's motive is all but Tribalism.

God will save Nigeria. I know for sure that very soon, Fashola may have to come to the East to fix his cars.

When one door closes, another opens. No one can change what God has ordained. Business ingenuity is in the blood.

Govt of Lagos state is targeting Igbo business men with a lot of punitive taxes, levies and looting their shop forgetting that what goes around comes around, this can only result to increase in spare parts prices with the effect that ordinary Lagosians will still be the once to pay for it.

The truth is that no one will run Igbos out of Lagos because we have virtually bought it over and imposing levies and taxes will do no one any good.

COOLDUN: This is clear call for them to start relocating to their respective areas, when a place is no longer favorable to you, then you have to make a move, this is too long overdue. Many banned buisness like Okada riding will bring down the sales which will also affect the compliance of the tax payments. But the state authority made that law that will effect changes in their state which no one has any right to question. Let the affected people relocate to another favorable places and stop disobeying the laws of a state.

As an Igboman i support people going nearer home and help in the development of the places instead of being where you will be seen law breakers. Every body will not be at Lagos.

From me to you. silly!

BRF is the man to rule this country. The dude is TOOOOOOO SERIOUS
His government is a no-bullshyt one....its just a shame Nigerians are used to rubbish...and we think paying taxes is madness.....What a people.

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50k just to register ?GOd things is going wrong in Nigeria later the owner will pay landlord u buy land in Lagos omo onile problem will start u bring container of good to ur shop area boys will not allow u

geeez: Great move!

Eko o ni baje

Eko o ni spage o spaghetti

geeez: Great move!

Eko o ni baje

Fellow lagosians Please let us close our eyes to all the evil and inhuman treatment uncle fash is pouring upon us so that he can contest and win the next presidential election.

Igwe.:
Create Job for the populace, no way. and that somebody could save up to N200k to start a business, and for govt to demand upto N50k for registration is absolutely wrong. what services do the traders get from the government to warrant such payments, what happens to the PAYE system of taxation?
very exploitative indeed!

Fellow lagosians Please let us close our eyes to all the evil and inhuman treatment uncle fash is pouring upon us so that he can contest and win the next presidential election.

Igwe.:
Create Job for the populace, no way. and that somebody could save up to N200k to start a business, and for govt to demand upto N50k for registration is absolutely wrong. what services do the traders get from the government to warrant such payments, what happens to the PAYE system of taxation?
very exploitative indeed!

Fellow lagosians Please let us close our eyes to all the evil and inhuman treatment uncle fash is pouring upon us so that he can contest and win the next presidential election.

Igwe.:
Create Job for the populace, no way. and that somebody could save up to N200k to start a business, and for govt to demand upto N50k for registration is absolutely wrong. what services do the traders get from the government to warrant such payments, what happens to the PAYE system of taxation?
very exploitative indeed!

9icest: BRF is the man to rule this country. The dude is TOOOOOOO SERIOUS
His government is a no-bullshyt one....its just a shame Nigerians are used to rubbish...and we think paying taxes is madness.....What a people.

Get inspired, visit
www.inspired.com.ng
for your daily inspirational dose!

as if you know what paying tax is all about, why not add your business address to your signature if you ever had one?

Later ibos will come here that they are the ones driving the economy of lagos and Nigeria,yet they don't pay tax to Lagos.


Eko o ni baje o,awon ti won ma baje ma lo jump sinu lagoon.

I like this Fashola guy,Nigeria sai Fashola.

How do you expect someone with 500k goods in his shop to pay u 50k? That's too harsh. Fashola got it wrong here.
No amount of intimidation can make Igbos poor, instead it will ginger them at the envy of other tribes.
Loose Igbos in Lagos and forget Lagos.

Let me make it clear now dat Fashola does not own Lagos, if he is claiming indigene then he should go to the bush his

parents conceived and raised him. Yes dat tiny corner, where his father lived, is the only place he can claim indigene.

Lagos State was a colonial creation and Federal resourced using Nigeria wealth.

Fashola should claim Indigene in is fathers house, no other place. Capish!

Omexonomy:
Fellow lagosians Please let us close our eyes to all the evil and inhuman treatment uncle fash is pouring upon us so that he can contest and win the next presidential election.

Fellow lagosians Please let us close our eyes to all the evil and inhuman treatment uncle fash is pouring upon us so that he can contest and win the next presidential election.

Fellow lagosians Please let us close our eyes to all the evil and inhuman treatment uncle fash is pouring upon us so that he can contest and win the next presidential election.

Take for quoting my post three times

9icest: BRF is the man to rule this country. The dude is TOOOOOOO SERIOUS
His government is a no-bullshyt one....its just a shame Nigerians are used to rubbish...and we think paying taxes is madness.....What a people.

Get inspired, visit
www.inspired.com.ng
for your daily inspirational dose!

my advice to you : continue to inspire fashola to pour shit on the people untill 2oi5

COOLDUN: This is clear call for them to start relocating to their respective areas, when a place is no longer favorable to you, then you have to make a move, this is too long overdue. Many banned buisness like Okada riding will bring down the sales which will also affect the compliance of the tax payments. But the state authority made that law that will effect changes in their state which no one has any right to question. Let the affected people relocate to another favorable places and stop disobeying the laws of a state.

As an Igboman i support people going nearer home and help in the development of the places instead of being where you will be seen law breakers. Every body will not be at Lagos.

quite right Fashola should be tax-lenient enough to allow this people do business in Lagos.,i mean , u dont go taxing everything that moves in the metropolis. LAGOS FIT SPOIL O!

im surprised dey made dat much money

Igwe.:

Take for quoting my post three times

accept my apology my phone is playing certain tricks.

Bliss4Lyfe: Let me make it clear now dat Fashola does not own Lagos, if he is claiming indigene then he should go to the bush his

parents conceived and raised him. Yes dat tiny corner, where his father lived, is the only place he can claim indigene.

Lagos State was a colonial creation and Federal resourced using Nigeria wealth.

Fashola should claim Indigene in is fathers house, no other place. Capish!

dint know u were this dumb.