maursatt:
This is what make a city thick, no good thing comes on a free plate. Abroad is fine, those are the things that put them where they are today. I living in Europe for almost 2 decades now and I have not stop paying those bills till today. I bought my house 2002, I pay for refuse, pay for for circulating the road, I pay the council for my house being in that local government, I pay for the garden the children play near my house and so many things. Good environment calls for proper funding.what we should be talking about is that they use the money judiciously.

arlomah:


http://insidemainland.com/2017/04/19/public-utility-levy-mean-mixed-reactions-trail-new-lasg-levy/

maursatt:
This is what make a city thick, no good thing comes on a free plate. Abroad is fine, those are the things that put them where they are today. I living in Europe for almost 2 decades now and I have not stop paying those bills till today. I bought my house 2002, I pay for refuse, pay for for circulating the road, I pay the council for my house being in that local government, I pay for the garden the children play near my house and so many things. Good environment calls for proper funding.what we should be talking about is that they use the money judiciously.

sholadunju:
..I can't really point to one thing Ambode have done in his administration..

maursatt:
This is what make a city thick, no good thing comes on a free plate. Abroad is fine, those are the things that put them where they are today. I living in Europe for almost 2 decades now and I have not stop paying those bills till today. I bought my house 2002, I pay for refuse, pay for for circulating the road, I pay the council for my house being in that local government, I pay for the garden the children play near my house and so many things. Good environment calls for proper funding.what we should be talking about is that they use the money judiciously.

SalamRushdie:
Ambode should pull the plug on this criminal level ASAP...What utility are we expected to pay for again , we already pay Lawma, we pay land use charge , we pay electricity bill , there is no pipe borne water if not we would have paid so what utility are these people talking of ..If you ask me this is a backyard way to enforce the failed bore hole tax

Sojebrand:
It's well

maursatt:
This is what make a city thick, no good thing comes on a free plate. Abroad is fine, those are the things that put them where they are today. I living in Europe for almost 2 decades now and I have not stop paying those bills till today. I bought my house 2002, I pay for refuse, pay for for circulating the road, I pay the council for my house being in that local government, I pay for the garden the children play near my house and so many things. Good environment calls for proper funding.what we should be talking about is that they use the money judiciously.

Gcares:
People try to read up on the subject matter before you start criticising it. Obviously a lot of the comments here were made out of ignorance or just sheer malice.

Originalsly:
Mr Europe.... all the those little things you have to pay for separately indicate you are living in a village/small community/... not in a major city. Lagos is a major city... there is no need to be collecting separate taxes for waste disposal. ... what next?...taxes for street lights?..taxes for pedestrian walkways?...taxes for building sidewalks?
@ topic... in situations like this... follow the money... who is the contract going to? There will be a connection between contractor and the one pushing the taxes.

hedonistic:
Ambode would soon lose goodwill if he continues to follow this ignoble 'elitist' and heavy-handed path pioneered by his disgusting predecessor called Fashola. This is not creative governance or innovative IGR generation. It's one thing to take advantage of the massive population of a mega city like Lagos, in a manner that individuals would barely feel the pinch. This needs creative thinking, not the usual lazy approach of plucking the low hanging fruit (I regret being Nigerian because of this idiotic and lazy penchant for the easy option). It's another thing to embark on a senseless, ill-advised and unsustainable over-taxing drive.

There are numerous wastage spots in Lagos - residential, recreational, and otherwise, patronised by money drunk idiots who made easy money and are eager to send it foolishly. How about thinking up and implementing some kind of vanity tax? This would yield hundreds of billions annually. Channel your revenue generation efforts towards these areas. Over-tax the so-called 'exclusive' residential enclaves (Osborne Road and its ilk), boat clubs, so-called country clubs (including Ikoyi Club, Island Club, Yoruba Tennis Club, etc), Over-tax the vanity waste centres like Quilox, 57, Cova, et al et al. They are too numerous to mention. Leave ordinary people alone. If you must raise revenue from millions of heads (to leverage on the population), then the cost per individual must be so negligible as to be barely noticeable.

These bastards in political positions must THINK and ideate CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. That's why they were elected or appointed, with massive benefits like plum salaries, allowances, room for corrupt mega deals and siren blaring privileges. If you're not smarter than myself and cannot THINK out innovative solutions other than the regular low hanging fruit that any Ibarapa Poly dropout buffoon can think of, then I personally feel aggrieved that you're there blasting past me in black Toyota Prado and Mercedes G-Wagon SUVs and Hilux pickup vans filled with overzealous police escorts, while I'm standing under the scorching sun waiting for a bus, watching you enjoy the benefits of your incompetence.... You are a waste of space, and should get out of there and make room for those who are capable.

hope4jobseeker:
Very soon there will be oxygen levy.

You will pay for the air you breathe. Don't you know that the oxygen in Lagos is different from other states.

Eko Oxygen!!

Eko ni baje oh!!!!

Emeritusseun:

Point of correction, nothing like multiple taxes or separate taxes on waste....the Lawma bill wud be stopped and replaced by d PUL.
The PUL wud also be used to provide water and in future, Energy in Lagos! Please take some time to read more on the PAMAU, and PUL.
The Lawma isnt efficient and d activities of the PSP do not meet up wit international best practices. All these need tp be ovehaul, wch gave birth to PUL!
Let's all be happy for lagos, and let's make Lagos green!....
The new environmental law and PUL would help put an end to threat of water flooding and lagoon retrograde in lagos

blessedqueen:



Thanks for explaining..... Hope it happens as u av written

Emeritusseun:


point of correction, nothing like multiple taxes or separate taxes on waste....the Lawma bill wud be stopped and replaced by d PUL.
The PUL wud also be used to provide water and in future, Energy in Lagos! Please take some time to read more on the PAMAU, and PUL.
The Lawma isnt efficient and d activities of the PSP do not meet up wit international best practices. All these need tp be ovehaul, wch gave birth to PUL!

hedonistic:
Ambode would soon lose goodwill if he continues to follow this ignoble 'elitist' and heavy-handed path pioneered by his disgusting predecessor called Fashola. This is not creative governance or innovative IGR generation. It's one thing to take advantage of the massive population of a mega city like Lagos, in a manner that individuals would barely feel the pinch. This needs creative thinking, not the usual lazy approach of plucking the low hanging fruit (I regret being Nigerian because of this idiotic and lazy penchant for the easy option). It's another thing to embark on a senseless, ill-advised and unsustainable over-taxing drive.

There are numerous wastage spots in Lagos - residential, recreational, and otherwise, patronised by money drunk idiots who made easy money and are eager to lavish it foolishly. How about thinking up and implementing some kind of vanity tax? This would yield hundreds of billions annually. Channel your revenue generation efforts towards these areas. Over-tax the so-called 'exclusive' residential enclaves (Osborne Road and its ilk), boat clubs, so-called country clubs (including Ikoyi Club, Island Club, Yoruba Tennis Club, etc), Over-tax the vanity waste centres like Quilox, 57, Cova, et al et al. They are too numerous to mention. Leave ordinary people alone. If you must raise revenue from millions of heads (to leverage on the population), then the cost per individual must be so negligible as to be barely noticeable.

These bastards in political positions must THINK and ideate CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. That's why they were elected or appointed, with massive benefits like plum salaries, allowances, room for corrupt mega deals and siren blaring privileges. If you're not smarter than myself and cannot THINK out innovative solutions other than the regular low hanging fruit that any Ibarapa Poly dropout buffoon can think of, then I personally feel aggrieved that you're there blasting past me in black Toyota Prado and Mercedes G-Wagon SUVs and Hilux pickup vans filled with overzealous police escorts, while I'm standing under the scorching sun waiting for a bus, watching you enjoy the benefits of your incompetence.... You are a waste of space, and should get out of there and make room for those who are capable.

PapaBrowne:
The problem with Nigeria is that too many people feel they should have an opinion and yet they don't even want to read to enlighten themselves.

For those who listened before commenting, you would see that with the PUL all other waste management bills paid to LAWMA would no longer be necessary.

The logic is simple. Previously, when you pay LAWMA fees, it goes directly into a general pool of IGR of Lagos state.

But with the PUL, the fund would to used to cater exclusively for Environmental management issues

Ambode is doing a great job and presenting Lagos with intelligent leadership.

maursatt:
This is what make a city thick, no good thing comes on a free plate. Abroad is fine, those are the things that put them where they are today. I living in Europe for almost 2 decades now and I have not stop paying those bills till today. I bought my house 2002, I pay for refuse, pay for for circulating the road, I pay the council for my house being in that local government, I pay for the garden the children play near my house and so many things. Good environment calls for proper funding.what we should be talking about is that they use the money judiciously.

hope4jobseeker:
Very soon there will be oxygen levy.

You will pay for the air you breathe. Don't you know that the oxygen in Lagos is different from other states.

Eko Oxygen!!

Eko ni baje oh!!!!