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Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Sets Up Review Committee by thunder74(m): 8:54am On Mar 20, 2018
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday set up a six-man Ad hoc Committee to review the controversial state Land Use Charge Law, 2018.

The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, announced the committee at plenary.

“As people’s representatives, there is need to address the issues raised by the people,” he said.

The Speaker named Mr Bayo Oshinowo, Chairman, House Committee on Lands, as the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee, which he urged to report back to the House in two weeks.

Other members of the committee include Mr Yinka Ogundimu, Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Mrs Funmilayo Tejuosho, Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Petitions.

The rest are Mr Tunde Braimoh, Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Jude Idimogu (APC-Oshodi-Isolo II) and Mr Olusola Sokunle (APC-Oshodi-Isolo I).

Obasa said: “I am of the opinion that there is a need for us to pick up the law and look at those sections that our people perceived to be obnoxious.

“This will make us address the concerns raised by our people in Lagos State.

“We are representatives of the people and are responsible and responsive. We need to address the concerns”.

He said it was with this view that the ad hoc committee was set up to look at the law and ensure its amendment based on opinions and contributions to be received from the people at the second reading stage.

The speaker, who noted that law making is a process, frowned at the attitude of people to public hearings on bills.

“We appeal to our people to participate and contribute in the process of law making during public hearing to make their own contributions.

“This was actually done when this land use charge was in the process before passage and sending to the governor for assent.

“We invited the public but we didn’t hear much from them concerning all these concerned"

“If only they had responded at that time, probably we would have done what would be acceptable to all.

“This (the review) is another opportunity for people to be part of the process.

“The committee has been constituted to listen to them and also consider the position of government as well.

“This is because it will be very difficult to separate government from taxation. Governance has to be run based on taxes collected by the government.

“So, we have to look for ways to agree with one another on this,” he said.

Obasa said that the first and second readings of the amendment would be on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.

He said that the public hearing might be Friday or Monday.

Public outcry had followed a hike in the Land Use Charge last week, after an earlier review by the state government based on an amendment by the lawmakers.

The state government responded by lowering the rates and promised to return the law to the lawmakers for another review.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a bill for a law to establish the Lagos State Award Scheme was also read for the second time and committed to its Ad hoc Committee on Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations.
Re: Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Sets Up Review Committee by Sapnaprem(f): 8:58am On Mar 20, 2018
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thunder74:
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday set up a six-man Ad hoc Committee to review the controversial state Land Use Charge Law, 2018.

The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, announced the committee at plenary.

“As people’s representatives, there is need to address the issues raised by the people,” he said.

The Speaker named Mr Bayo Oshinowo, Chairman, House Committee on Lands, as the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee, which he urged to report back to the House in two weeks.

Other members of the committee include Mr Yinka Ogundimu, Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Mrs Funmilayo Tejuosho, Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Petitions.

The rest are Mr Tunde Braimoh, Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Mr Jude Idimogu (APC-Oshodi-Isolo II) and Mr Olusola Sokunle (APC-Oshodi-Isolo I).

Obasa said: “I am of the opinion that there is a need for us to pick up the law and look at those sections that our people perceived to be obnoxious.

“This will make us address the concerns raised by our people in Lagos State.

“We are representatives of the people and are responsible and responsive. We need to address the concerns”.

He said it was with this view that the ad hoc committee was set up to look at the law and ensure its amendment based on opinions and contributions to be received from the people at the second reading stage.

The speaker, who noted that law making is a process, frowned at the attitude of people to public hearings on bills.

“We appeal to our people to participate and contribute in the process of law making during public hearing to make their own contributions.

“This was actually done when this land use charge was in the process before passage and sending to the governor for assent.

“We invited the public but we didn’t hear much from them concerning all these concerned"

“If only they had responded at that time, probably we would have done what would be acceptable to all.

“This (the review) is another opportunity for people to be part of the process.

“The committee has been constituted to listen to them and also consider the position of government as well.

“This is because it will be very difficult to separate government from taxation. Governance has to be run based on taxes collected by the government.

“So, we have to look for ways to agree with one another on this,” he said.

Obasa said that the first and second readings of the amendment would be on Tuesday and Thursday respectively.

He said that the public hearing might be Friday or Monday.

Public outcry had followed a hike in the Land Use Charge last week, after an earlier review by the state government based on an amendment by the lawmakers.

The state government responded by lowering the rates and promised to return the law to the lawmakers for another review.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a bill for a law to establish the Lagos State Award Scheme was also read for the second time and committed to its Ad hoc Committee on Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations.
Re: Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Sets Up Review Committee by three: 9:07am On Mar 20, 2018
After rubber stamping the 2018 review.....
Re: Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Sets Up Review Committee by Africonji: 9:12am On Mar 20, 2018
Ambode is a big tribalist and bigot. He keeps passing laws to target Igbos in Lagos thinking he can slow us down. He has been taxing igbo businesses in Lagos to increase Igr of the state. But we keep on progressing. Then he passed that rubbish language law to turn Lagos that was developed with oil money to a Yoruba state. Now he has passed a useless land use charge law to further extort more money from Igbo landlords. But his own afonja are the ones complaining the most because no matter what he does, Igbo in Lagos will continue making money. We will continue buying your lands and paying whatever land use charge no matter the amount. It is poor and lazy afonja in Lagos that will run out of Lagos to their brown roof villages by the time their Igbo landlord increase their rents. Mark my words. You cannot hold down an Igbo man. Never.

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Re: Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Sets Up Review Committee by thunder74(m): 9:25am On Mar 20, 2018
Africonji:
Ambode is a big tribalist and bigot. He keeps passing laws to target Igbos in Lagos thinking he can slow us down. He has been taxing igbo businesses in Lagos to increase Igr of the state. But we keep on progressing. Then he passed that rubbish language law to turn Lagos that was developed with oil money to a Yoruba state. Now he has passed a useless land use charge law to further extort more money from Igbo landlords. But his own afonja are the ones complaining the most because no matter what he does, Igbo in Lagos will continue making money. We will continue buying your lands and paying whatever land use charge no matter the amount. It is poor and lazy afonja in Lagos that will run out of Lagos to their brown roof villages by the time their Igbo landlord increase their rents. Mark my words. You cannot hold down an Igbo man. Never.
Bros must you talk like this? At times, silence is golden.
Re: Land Use Charge: Lagos Assembly Sets Up Review Committee by Africonji: 9:51am On Mar 20, 2018
thunder74:

Bros must you talk like this? At times, silence is golden.

Nwanne No! Silence is not always golden. At times it is good to speak the truth. Igbos don't deal in hypocrisy, if not the likes mazi Kanu would have kept quiet in the face of intimidation of the terroristic Nigerian state. I am an activist by training and we were taught to be fearless. We will not be intimidated. Let us call a spade a spade.

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