texazzpete:

Next time you get caught by police for driving around during environmental sanitation hours, tell them you pay taxes and see where that excuse lands you.
Using your twisted logic, a tax paying company is well within its rights to dump waste material outside in plain sight because 'they pay taxes'.

Most of the time, these taxes don't even get anywhere near the Government.

.Garri (x7):


Thankfully, they've recognised their shortcoming and have promised to be of Good behaviour henceforth.
So I hope they clear up the mess they created and the market get reopens and everyone lives happily afterwards..

Obiora4life:

There wouldn't be need for that, as much as I feel their suffering, I for one want the market to remain closed. Personally, I want them seeking other alternatives, anywhere but that place.

.Garri (x7):


If you were in their shoes you'd understand their situation better..

These traders have the BEST Alternative and they're not going anywhere..

Don't even suggest that they go to the East cos that's a NO-NO..

Obiora4life:

If you're making N100billion a day like they claimed they are, spare parts dealers build ASPAMDA complex in Lagos though I call it foolishness of the highest order, they should do the same...

They have BEST alternative because it's Lagos abi? Why is that? Is market no longer subject to demand and supply?

Why is the East a NO-NO? Aren't there businesses in the East? Besides, who said anything about the East? I said let them find other alternative. They said they're 150 of them in their union making this billions, if they're Igbos, since they control a good portion of the market, let them go to the east and build a better complex, spare parts dealers did it. Today, a good portion of spare parts dealers like motorcycles and their rest are from the east.

hercules07:

You do know that aspamda is within the trade fair complex and that complex was built by the government.

Dudu_Negro: Thanks to all of you for keeping the conversation on topic. A quick reminder, we are in the third month of the year, all traders in Lagos are reminded of the huge benefits of revenue to the state. Tax is a huge chunk of the revenue stream, you are hereby reminded of your tax obligations to the state and encouraged not to delay in remitting your payment immediately. Your failure to pay tax is a criminal offense punishable under state law.

.Garri (x7):


But you dey craze sha!!

OkparaIgbo: I see no begging in Uba's statement.. Very mischievous journalism here. As for the traders and anyone that thinks it is the in thing to run your business outside of Ala Igbo then ntooooooo to you on how you are been treated each and everytime..! When will you all begin to learn. As for me I run my business fully in the South East and there is no way I'm moving it to anyother region until I am satisfied that I have covered and saturated my region...Tufia kwa. I learnt from my Dad and I have since grown to see wisdom in his business decisions. To all those Igbo business men and women running away from Ala Igbo, keep running.! Are you a learner..?

okpara ugo:

No mind them, i dont know if they are wiser than Innocent Chukwuma of Innoson motors. the truth is if the spareparts market is in onitsha, buyers will still come there to get their spare parts.

Obiora4life:

That is what they never learn, after all, there are motorcycle spare parts manufacturers in the east including Innoson, people travel there to go and buy. Let them traders continue to deceive themselves. It happened today, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, next time, they will burn down the entire market.

Afam4evaIsASlut: But maybe its time to figure out quick how theyre going to open the market real quick because people's livelihood are on the line. Even if to open it and try to enforce the new regulation as cleanup goes on. If the market is as big as I assume to be (in terms of money being generated--- based on what you guys are all portraying this market), big money is being lost while everyone wobbles around not knowing the next course of action to take. The traders can even take turns by organizing themselves into groups and take turns cleaning as trading continues. You just know say when na your croup turn to clean, you must close up shop be that. The sooner they think up something like that, the better for them because if not all theyll do is complain while theyre losing money. If theyre even raking in 1/10th of the money which they claim they are, thats big bucks. And for those saying directly and indirectly saying they deserve to lose money, know that if it affects their purchasing power, thats another thousands of peole with no money to spend, it will affect Lagos, and anything that affects Lagos affects Nigeria.

fkaz:

May be you are not conversant with the word URGE

Obiora4life:

YOU LIE when you say the complex was built by the govt, which govt?... Yes I know trade fair is within the complex but the actual COMPLEX actually called Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association (ASPAMDA) was collectively built by SPARE PARTS DEALERS. The land it was built on "like I heard" was leased for 99 years, go ahead and subpoena using FOI bill and see for yourself.