geeez:

...but no matter how hard you hate, we still lead

coogar:

there's council tax in lagos(i think) but its called tenement rate!

congestion charge is very necessary in lagos island - if you drive in the congestion zone, N10,000 flat! failure to pay that day and the value increases until lastma tracks down the car and impound it. all those yahoo boys who drive aimlessly around the island to show off their newly bought 2nd hand cars and build up needless traffic would stay put in the suburbs....

road tax and MOT should also be introduced and enforced religiously.....only the people who can afford to stay in lagos should be in lagos.......i want to stay near buckingham palace too but i cannot afford £10,000 per week to rent a flat there.....same principle should apply in lagos!

shymexx: Please, don't feed the troll...

coogar:




you are not a resident if you get off a chisco bus - you are a visitor!
of course, to get the resident ID card, a proof of address would be required - an utility bill with a lagos address or a bank statement in our name would tell us if you are staying in lagos or you are an alien! i don't expect an onitsha resident coming to lagos for the first time to have a bank statement of a lagos bank, do you?

Baby mama:

And if I have come to Lagos stay,I am still not a resident.At what point after I get off a Chisco bus do i become a resident based on your earlier definition
So to have resident card one must have a bank statement,so all Lagosians must be employed and must have bank accounts,I believe u are assuming that banks send out bank statements to their customers in Nigeria
Please educate us on proof of address,how does a card issuer verify one's address In Lagos and what proof of address does one bring
What utilities?
Water or electricity?
How about people that have neither of the two since NEPA bills are often just in the landlords name

You don't sound like you spent any adult years in Nigeria

Baby mama:
And if I have come to Lagos stay,I am still not a resident.At what point after I get off a Chisco bus do i become a resident based on your earlier definition
So to have resident card one must have a bank statement,so all Lagosians must be employed and must have bank accounts,I believe u are assuming that banks send out bank statements to their customers in Nigeria
Please educate us on proof of address,how does a card issuer verify one's address In Lagos and what proof of address does one bring
What utilities?
Water or electricity?
How about people that have neither of the two since NEPA bills are often just in the landlords name

You don't sound like you spent any adult years in Nigeria

coogar:
there's council tax in lagos(i think) but its called tenement rate!

congestion charge is very necessary in lagos island - if you drive in the congestion zone, N10,000 flat! failure to pay that day and the value increases until lastma tracks down the car and impound it. all those yahoo boys who drive aimlessly around the island to show off their newly bought 2nd hand cars and build up needless traffic would stay put in the suburbs....

road tax and MOT should also be introduced and enforced religiously.....only the people who can afford to stay in lagos should be in lagos.......i want to stay near buckingham palace too but i cannot afford £10,000 per week to rent a flat there.....same principle should apply in lagos!

shymexx:

I concur!

The state needs to generate more money by taxing the elites more for their exhibitionist lifestyles and distribute the wealth... All the shanty houses in the state also needs to be demolished - and the funds accrued from the taxes paid by the exhibitionists should be used to build well defined housing estates around the state for the poor because every sane society needs a mix of the rich, middle class and the poor... However, to qualify for a flat in the housing estate - you've to either be from Lagos, be born and raised there, or have lived there for a period of time(preferably 10 years straight)... All those who can neither afford to pay the taxes nor live in Lagos - should be made to leave the place...

geeez:

Even when opening a bank account, the utility bill doesn't have to be in your name. It's just a proof that the address truly exists. Now like I said earlier, Lagos State already knows all its houses as they have been identified and won't require this.

And to your question of when you become a resident, if you get off a bus and know you wanna live in Lagos, you will go to your nearest LGA and register. Simple

CuntDestroyer:

sillycunt

shymexx:

I concur!

The state needs to generate more money by taxing the elites more for their exhibitionist lifestyles and distribute the wealth... All the shanty houses in the state also needs to be demolished - and the funds accrued from the taxes paid by the exhibitionists should be used to build well defined housing estates around the state for the poor because every sane society needs a mix of the rich, middle class and the poor... However, to qualify for a flat in the housing estate - you've to either be from Lagos, be born and raised there, or have lived there for a period of time(preferably 10 years straight)... All those who can neither afford to pay the taxes nor live in Lagos - should be made to leave the place...

CuntDestroyer: F00LS will remain f00ls.


none of you in support of this policy have been able to prove to me why this is a good idea.

The burden of proof seems to be on those who oppose this wasteful endeavor.

Rather than invest such funds into public utilities you want to waste it on card registration.

If the aim behind this is to ascertain the population of Lagos why not conduct a censor? Won't that be far cheaper?

By issuing a resident card you assume that certain individuals are entitled to certain privileges and rights and the only one I can think of for now is the right to register to vote.

I believe strongly the the Lagos state assembly would come out in the future with another Law that states that only valid residents will be eligible to register to vote.

Dont be f00led this is not to improve Lagos but to ensure power remains within the same thieving establishment.

If y'all can't see that, then y'all must be blind.

ibnquasale: Lagos state govt has proven beyond doubt that they can't be trust with anything. I won't be surprised if this selfish idea is to raise taxes.... Most of their policies are anti-people and some funny ediot wud continue to praise them. How do u intend to use this to better the life of lagosians, when the real motive is for illegal revenue generation. For, his dogs on nairaland who might want to bark at me; i am seasoned statistician and data analyst, so, i know rhat this govt won't use the information to better the life of d masses but for political reasons.... I am a lagosians, a yoruba, an awori with a difference who has nothing against lagos, but just allergic to stu.pid, and insensitive governance like that of fa.shola

Baby mama:

Ok
It gets funnier
So now I can get a NEPA bill from anybody in Lagos,claim that as my residence and voila I become a Lagos resident
How about homes without electricity?
They are excluded from Lagos residency
What is the advantage of a Lagos ID and the disadvantage in not having one

ibnquasale: Lagos state govt has proven beyond doubt that they can't be trust with anything. I won't be surprised if this selfish idea is to raise taxes.... Most of their policies are anti-people and some funny ediot wud continue to praise them.

How do u intend to use this to better the life of lagosians, when the real motive is for illegal revenue generation. For, his dogs on nairaland who might want to bark at me; i am seasoned statistician and data analyst, so, i know rhat this govt won't use the information to better the life of d masses but for political reasons....

I am a lagosians, a yoruba, an awori with a difference who has nothing against lagos, but just allergic to stu.pid, and insensitive governance like that of fa.shola

pa charles: We dey shout naija no wan develop!! Naija no wan develop!!
This exercise of identity hands development.. In America for instance, all states have their own Resident i.d.
It will help for subsequent benefits in future like reduced educational cost for residents, acquiring a drivers license even getting a bank loan and mortgages...e.t.c
Make una dey think before una open una bowel dey talk shit!!

shymexx:

Let me indulge you...

Mr. intelligent cu.nt, can you please tell us what needs to be done to transform Lagos from the snarl-up cesspit it's at the moment to a megacity??

coogar:
countries like gambia, zimbabwe, south africa have already implemented this process and nigeria(the giant midget) of africa is still arguing the importance of this exercise. yet, we quickly compare nigeria to the developed countries when things go wrong.

ibnquasale: this country won't move forward until some ediots stop comparing lagos with some working cities in europe and America. Why do we like putting d cart before the horse? There are plenty issues begging for attention, but our 'all knowing' governor won't do anything abt them.... I pity the future of Lagos with the way this man takes unilateral decisions....

shymexx:
The world left Nigeria behind time ago, that's why I question the Nigerian mentality sometimes on this forum... It seems most Nigerians are allergic to change, and they love the status quo... Perhaps, it's because the average Nigerian has been messed up physically, spiritually, and psychologically that everyone is scared of the unknown... It's just sickening!

Most West African countries have left Nigeria behind, yet we scream "Giant of Africa" like lunatics... I read an article today on the GuardianUK on how the Malian army spokesman said Nigerian soldiers are too ill-trained and indiscipline to lead them in a war against Islamists.. The same Malian Army that was defeated in three days by a rag-tag Islamist group in the Sahel..

geeez:

It's census dumbie

You responded to my first post on this thread which gave reasons. I'll post it again but this time, show it to a twelve year old and ask him/her to read it and explain to you:


Seriously there's nothing wrong with a state trying to identify its residents and create a database that will help in better administering the state. It will serve the following purposes:

1. Effective Tax Monitoring
2. Effective provision of infrastructure
3. Provision of adequate security. (Since you know which areas have the most population)
4. A database for the unemployed with a view to establishing a social security structure
5. Provision of effective health care
6. Prioritization of transportation routes, links and means
7. Education for school aged children

Ati be be lo

coogar:

and what is wrong in paying taxes? why do nigerians frown at paying taxes?
where do you want your state government to cough out the money to maintain basic amenities? from the stratosphere?



lmao @ illegal revenue generation.......



the population explosion is the reason it appears the government is insensitive!
unfortunately, the perks cannot go round - the new estimate of the lagos population is 21 million heads! if that statistic is correct, lagos is the most populated city in the world.....

wysenas: Its a welcome development.it will checkmate unnecessary migiratn especially 4 those who dont hv any biz 2 live in lagos.must everybody live in urban area?other states and FCT should follow suit.farming is a gd and lucrative venture,sm people leave their fertile lands idle back in d village and come 2 d city 2 waste their time in d name of urban migiratn.if u dont hv anything 2 do in d city,why must u be their in d 1st place.FASHOLA CARRY GO.

geeez:

Can't you read or reason? I said the utility bills won't be required in this case but for banks, you can pick a recent utility bill to verify your address. It's just to be sure the address exists and Lagos won't need to go that route. I hate repeating myself and explaining each detail of what is otherwise explicit

CuntDestroyer:
implying that you are on my level I will suggest you take out the garbage first. Get rid of that clueless ACN.

Suggesting that an ethnic deportation will improve Lagos is darn to evil for my taste. I can tell you that the number one nuisance in Lagos are the area boys and most of them are claiming Lagos. Will you prefer that Tuface remains because he earns enough?
Your arguments are repugnant given the fact that over 70% of Nigerians (to which a large proportion of Lagosians belong) earn less than a dollar.

You sound more like a republican but that's accepted if you think the best way to clean house is to sweep things under the rug. Lagos state can afford to provide the amenities. Last I checked there isn't a dole office in Lagos catering for the unemployed neither is education any cheaper, the roads are in the process of being tolled and the aggressive tax policy has driven most manufacturing companies to Ghana.

What must be done is as simple as what the bible preaches; be your brother's keeper.

Today you may not fall into that bracket that is targeted for exclusion but tomorrow it my be you.

ibnquasale:
did u just say estimation, are u a Nigerian, then U must be kidding me.... I am still waiting for the true estimated of any state in this country.... No one is frowning staying taxes, the question we are asking is that, what tangible thing av u dine with d ones we've bn paying?

Though we are not ignorant of d fact that Oga tin.ubu must collect him regular cut from awa taxes.... Or is it a crime to ask question if u aint my money to good use, but awa governor is all-knowing....

coogar:

i don't know why this theory is so ambiguous to some people...

you either decide if you want to stay in lagos or not.....if you are visiting, you don't need the ID card, if you want to stay in lagos, then you need the ID card. now, how do you show proof of address? utility bills in your name is a proof! land phone is a proof of address.....

if all those fail, car registration number is a proof, bank statement is a proof, birth certificate of your children is a proof, marriage certificate is a proof, dstv document is a proof, your nigerian passport is a proof, school certificate is a proof, a copy of your tenancy agreement is a proof! if you don't have any of this then something is fishy!

Baby mama:
Land phone?
Have you spent any adult years in Nigeria
You expect an area boy who was born and bred in Lagos to have any the things you have enumerated?