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I can see Bode George trying his hand again on getting the Federal might to dabble on a matter that doesn't concern them. Shame on bad people. The Protest was ill concieved hence it failed to make the required impact. Blackmail will not work where law and order thrives, Our appeal is that LCC may need to reconsider the price of tolling and for LASG to provide more security on the Alternative Road

Check your fact right bros, No Federal Govenment will cancel or suspend toll on Lekki -Epe Expressway.  What LCC is doing because of the traffic is that they are allowing motorist drive through the toll plaza freely for a while to ease up traffic build up caused by those who deliberately drove towards the Toll Plaza & refused to pay toll as expected. I guess some are also just adjusting to the first few days of the tolling. They are still collecting tolls now,

I commend this innitiative, it shows they are not out to cause untold hardship for lagosian. if they are out for the money irrespective of what happens they wont open the road at interval for free flow of traffic

Fresh facts have emerged why Lagos lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa is at war with Lagos State Government under the guise of opposing the proposed tolling of Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway. Among the reasons are the following:
Adegboruwa was compelled by the Lagos State Government to register his office located on the 6th Floor, NIPOST Building, Lagos for the P.A.Y.E. Tax Scheme on September 18, 2008. Prior to this, it may interest you to know that Barrister Adegboruwa had no record of tax payment before 2008.

So, in 2009, he was given a Tax Assessment of N885,000 out of which he cleverly paid N449,500 thinking he could beat the system. On November 17, 2011, he was issued a Non-Compliance Notice in respect of Personal Income Tax by the Lagos Inland Revenue Service.

Those thinking that Adegboruwa is fighting for the masses can see the naked truth.

Barrister Adegboruwa, the self-acclaimed ‘’Advocate of the Masses’’ owns a mansion on No. 1, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Close, Adegboruwa Junction, Itedo Road, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1.

But that is not the news. Our noise-making, principled legal practitioner did not obtain any Street Naming Permit, neither a Building Approval. LASG has asked him to regularise his documents, but he is going about fighting an unjust war over tolling.

For a man who has neither a Building Approval as prescribed by law nor pay taxes so that government can provide more social infrastructure, Adegboruwa recently registered two new cars (Honda and Nissan Capster) with customised Premium Number Plates branded, JOY.

Though we are nearing the end of the 2011 fiscal year, a Tax Assessment of the sum of N2,112, 583.20 has been raised against this so called social crusader by LIRS. A Letter of Intent to prosecute him for tax default has been served.

Therefore, his agitations are all meant to whip up sentiment when his trial begins. He is cleverly trying to create the impression of ‘’persecution’’ by the state for standing up to fight in defence of the masses. But Lagosians are wiser. Barrister Adegboruwa is a tax evader. Period!

People are payng and infact it is yielding dividends already especially for ladies (The beautiful one oooo)

Happy birthday Muhammadu Buhari "mai gaskiya" may God in his infinite mercy grant your heart desire for yourself, your household and for Nigeria especially. accept my sincere best wishes

Why it failed,

1. The Protest and agitation against the toll on the Lekki-Epe Axis  was ill adviced especially by those who has issues with LAGOS State government on political grounds. The Likes of Bode George jumping forward to lead a campaign against Tolling, already this pushed people with genuine issues against the project off the protest. When a masses oriented agitation is reduced to a political weapon it will fall woefully.

2. Most of those who claim to be leading the Protest are insincere, the like of Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa who has been evading tax in Lagos for years and already have a paper served him in that respect.

3. They did not make realistic demand to LCC/LASG. I am of the opinion that the politicians among them blurred their mindset. Ordinarily a responsible demand should included the following
     a. Reduction of the toll price by 50%
     b. reduce toll point to 2 points instead of 3 as currently done.
     c. make the alternative road more accessible by improving the facilities like street light, rid the road of abandonned vehicles and security

If we benchmark it against developed and developing countries in Malaysia you have 6 Toll Gates in a road of about 100km. They pay tax too. Good thing doesn't come cheap. In the UK, you have to pay for a parking slot even in your workplace.

Yoruba have a proverb "Ile ti a ba fi ito mo, eeri lo ma nwo danu" (A house built with saliva will be distroyed by dew)

If LCC/LASG can guarantee regular maintenance of the infrastructure and the road is well looked after, you gotta pay, guys. That's the way it is.

Kinikini:
ACN Thugs leaving after distrupting the peaceful protest

Humnmmm na wah oo. I doubt if you live in lagos at all? This is a common sight on Lagos Road. Did you see the STV Report at all? Showing about 7 Buses loaded with boys reffered to as "LASU Students" arriving at the protest point with cheers from some  of them. The Protest did not go violent until the "LASU" student showed up. Meanwhile, None of the Media Houses reported Thugs with any evidence. In this age of technology and telecoms advancement in Nigeria how will thugs come to distrupt a protest and nobody could record any convincing picture either motion or still. Couldn't this picture be that of the so called LASU student when they were leaving?
Wetin LASU students with Tolling of Lekki Expressway?

The burden of Convincing Evidence behoves on the people that made any allegation!!!  QED

Kobojunkie:
Please do not give up. Use any image editing software to reduce the size please. And post it. This is the sort of information we need to collect.

THIS IS TEXT SENT BY LEKKI PHASE I RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION THIS MORNING:

"Our comdemnation of the moves of LCC to force people into paying the toll fare still stands! we therefore call upon our residents and Visitors to resist the tolling commencing today in every way possible! Take Tolled Road, BUT do not pay!"


Now with the above it shows the traffic is a delibrate creation of the Protesters!!! Apart from this It is a new thing, it will improve with time in few days, People are already paying the toll

Even in Malaysia you can find more than 6 toll gates in a road of about 100km and it just one "ringit: which is just N50 Nigerian Currency, so what we talking about? The confussionist shoud just brace up for the New Reality towards a better road Infrastructure, I am tired of Pot hole ridden roads. Do you know how much it costs to buy a Shock Absorber now

Can you imagine some people drove to dToll Plaza & refused to pay in protest in what seems like an organised protest caused d traffic. Will that change the mind of LCC from collecting toll? For a successful agitation sensible options must be explored/

People paying the Toll already,

Hummmm, in the same FREETOWN, Free Lunch does not exist! The Truth is that we misplace our priorities when we need to resisit Government policies. Tolling is a pay as you use policy not an imposition at all. Everyone doesn't have to pay toll, you can always use the alternative route or park your car in a safe place and join BRT/LAGBUS or danfo to your destinition.

Tolling is not a compoulsory policy for everybody, if you dont drive a car you dont pay toll Com'on let face the reality guys

It is becoming clearer that some people are bent on creating problems on Lekki-Ajah Expressway. Can you imagine some motorists drove to the Lekki Toll Plaza and delibrately resists payment in protest. Now they are causing serious traffic. Cant people just use the use alternative Route if they dont have money to pay I know they have money, I guess it is a PROTEST in another way to Create a traffic jam to blackmail!!!

Were these people part of yersterday's Bode George's Protest

Were these people part of yersterday's Bode George's Protest

Now the whole protest has fallen like a pack of card. Yoruba people will say "A house that was built with 'ordinary saliva' will be distroyed by dew" what do you expect of a politically motivated protest?

Is it the same LEKKI RESIDENT that protested yesterday that are paying the toll this morning.It is becoming clearer that yesterday's protest was Bode George handiwork (it failed!!!) Genuine agitation of Lekki people are: Give us an lternative route (It was provided). Also reduce toll fee, (not done) this i think should have been the people's point of arguement and request,

I can now see the Bode George & PDP angle now. The toll is no longer the issue it now Tinubu and Fashola. Little wonder Bode said he'll lead the protest. The prison is playing a vital role in his life now,

When this issue started it the toll fee was said to be N300 (by the Anti-Toll Nairalanders who relied soley on hear say not research or  fact) all these fell like pack of cards when documenmtary evidence showed that it is just N120/ trip and that the more you ply the road the lesser it become if you use the regular use card -eTag as low as N50 or so,

They said no alternative is available, i gave all info about the road and even the map. the story changed to "the road is inside Oniru estate, what concerns me as long as it is motorable and okay. Today when the protest went bad, everybody ran towards the ALTERNATIVE ROUTE which they denied doesnt exist or not motorable, at someone's backyard, despite the pandemonium that followed I spent less than 15minutes on that road.

@Fe32;
I like this pictures, now if someone can take pix in this situation why not give us where the so called ACN thugs started the crisis

It was all propanganda machine of the protster

Where they decided to disturb motorist who did not want to join the protest, it was some here someone among the "|Peaceful Protesters" slapped a police man who insisted that can not force motporist to join the cause. You all can see how the are making frantic effort towards the Toll plaza, I think Police also decide to be at alert because Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa has threatened to bomb the place,

The Pictures here>>>>

Anybody can be on the floor!!! A bullet victim without a blood stain anywhere?, not even on the floor. Pour water on this man I bet he'll wake up. I think he is playing the footballer (in the box 18) pranks. He must have slumped or he was hungry after standing for 3hrs without even gala or pure water from the people that hired him to from agege to come and protest, let anyone give me the full picture up to the leg and I'll bellieve you and apologise if you show us where bullet hits him.

I must say this is what I call UnCoordinated Propaganda by the Bode George machine!!! here are the Picture I took at the sccene wt time,

@The One: I need not tell you this, Are you aware that Bode George he was going to lead the protest? Do you care to know who led the protest today? Mr. Tola Animashaun (The defeated PDP Senatorial candidate) who leaves in Ikoyi. I can say this confidently that if I saw ACN thugs i will show you the pictures. I challenge YOU or anybody to post a picture of this ACN thugs, we have seen pictures of even Police arresting people, People in the balck maria etc,

What brought about all the violence? how did it start? Thats my point here. how would someone slap a police man and expect that it'll just be a smooth ride home. These guys allowed PDP to Hijack what they considered a mass action, pls see the pictures again

I was at the Protest venue this morning, I think the occupy Lekki protesters allowed the protest to be hijacked by PDP people (if the protest was not initially bankrolled by Bode George). Commodore Olabode George had said he'll lead the protest in the dailies during the week,

http://www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/politics/32784-i-will-lead-protest-against-lekki-epe-tollgate-bode-george

I guess Bode George knew it will fail hence he stayed away leaving Mr. Tola Animashaun (The defeated PDP Senatorial candidate) to lead the protest. The Peaceful protest turned violent when the protesters aving waited since 8am till 10.am with less than 2,000 people in their ranks got angry and were trying to force motorist to join in their campaign to increase the number.

The police did not molest them until the protesters started to force motorist to join them as usual of Nigerian protesters. (Must everyone join them in a cause they don’t believe in or have time for) That was when the police intervened to make conduct themselves peacefully. A protester moved forward to slap a policeman in d process for daring to them. This you can confirm from Simon Orukpe of Nigeria Info 99.30 he even reported it live on their station.‎it was then the police used tear gas canister.I didn't see any ACN thugs throughout. We are in a technology age let them post the picture of where the thugs started d crisis, This is when the blocked the toll gate preventing us from moving/using d road. This is not civil at all.

We all had to use the alternative route which the protesters said was not in place

@Phuck NL: I share your sentiment on LCC not doing enough of publicity on the alternative route it is surely a bad PR for LCC & Lagos state Govt to have kept people in the dark till the last minute. to me this is a Fire Brigade approach and they deserve some knock on their head

Let me inform you after the Protesters forced the police to disperse them (because they were forcing other motorists to join their rank having failed to get 2,000 people out of 10,000 target) everyone was forced to use the ALTERNATIVE ROUTE which they claim does not exist. I ran too of course if na you, you go stay either for or against.

I did not spend more than 15 minutes to come out at Four point in the midst of the pandemonium, If I could spend only 15 minutes in such a situation; how on earth will anybody say that is not an alternative for a good day drive time.

As for BRT, I know they have been on that route since may 2011. Infact from Oshodi you can join LAGBUS to AJAH straight at N200. same applies to CMS, Obalende to Ajah. Danfo drivers will do harm to themselves if they increase fares because of less than N70 they are meant to pay as toll in the long run being a frequent user of the road people will naturally migrate to LAGBUS they should go and ask the Cele to Ikotun Egbe Danfo people

@TheONE: That's a lie!!! It is shameful that people like you have access to the www or the cyber space only to be spreading ruomurs and lies.

I was at the place here are the pictures to buttress my points. The first one was taken at about 9:40am when they orderly and fully on ground peacefully. I think they got frustrated that having been there since 8.30am or so they couldn’t get even 2,000 people not to talk of 10,000 to occupy the road.

How many were they very scanty actually. The police did not in any way molest them until the protesters started to force motorist to join them as usual of Nigerian protesters. (Must I join U if I don't believe in your cause) That was when the police intervened to make them conduct themselves peacefully. A protester moved forward to slap a policeman in d process for daring to ask them not to molest innocent citizens. This you can confirm from Simon Orukpe of Nigeria Info 99.30 he even reported it live on their station.‎it was then the police used tear gas canister

The second pix here shows how they went to block the toll gate (why)

I didn't see any ACN thugs throughout. We are in a technology age let them post the picture of where the thugs started d crisis, You can imagine so called people defending the masses blocking same masses from free movement. If the campaign is popular you will not need to force people to join you. These blocked the toll gate preventing us from moving/using d road. This is not civil at all.

TheOne:
I know that the following has been worked upon in the last few months;
About 18 classrooms at Victoria Island Secondary School, Eti-Osa; has been been renovated, go to sangotedo and ask if 6 classrooms block with 9 Toilets at Eti-Osa Community High School has not been constructed. The same applies to 12 classrooms block with 13 cubicle toilets at Okun-Ajah Community Secondary School, Eti-Osa. The fact remains that Lagos is working, but the politicians fighting for the soul of Lagos will not allow you to see the works going on. On issues like this why not use google to visit the lagos state or PPP website to these info and the take a drive or if you like enter danfo but BRT (Lagbus) will be good for you to do your On-the-Spot assesment and verify the claims. I have done that, please you too should do it,

As much as I know a lot still need be done especially in Alimoso area of lagos, we must march on towards achieving a better Lagos. I hope the rented crowd from Agege and Mushin by Bode George and Obanikoro (simply his son lost in the 2 last elections) who are bent on causing problems for us in Lekki due to their myopic sense of reasoning using Ebun Olu Adegboruwa (a tax evader) to mobilize people against a development project in Lagos.

This is what our people call "just rehabilitation" I doubt if any of these people even use the DICTIONARY at all,

@Kobokunje or what is your name: I am not a fashola machine for your information!!! I am a development machine and if today, fashola represent that I will not only give him a pat on the back, I can see you are a regular commentator on nairaland, though full of abuses and yabs no meaniful contribution.

For your info I have been following nairaland for years I only decided when I should join and I dont have to log in to know whats going on. Go and check my history on Nairaland you will know my mindset. You cant stay away from your fatherland and be throwing stones inside. I know how much bills you pay for virtually everything including toll everyday of your miserable life out there,

I have some jobs for you in naija when you make up your mind to return ok? You can forward your CV, another landmark building been commisioned by fashola in ikeja it is called Ikeja City Mall. Shoprite will need Cashiers

and for your information you dont have to pay toll as announced by LCC and Govt just use the alternative route ok?

God bless you eFisher. Development dont come easy neither does it come cheap, I have lived in lagos all my life. If travel maximum of 3 month im back "home." Development, especially private innitiaves spring up here n there to compliment Government deficiencies in infrastructural facilities. In lagos today, there are two Roads where maintenance is everyday thing. The Airport Road (tolled part) and lekki-epe expressway which some people are saying there shouldnt have been a toll plaza.

How I wish we all can see that development doesnt come cheap. Meanwhile, you dont have to live in Eko Atlantic City, you can remain in your magodo or Ikeja or even Ajegunle, just and see the beauty of the place when completed. Dont resist it the project. Ok? or else make una leave lagos for us,

It is so suprising how desperate people can be all because they just want to stiffle development in Lagos for their paymaster. How will anyone say that the ROAD under scrutiny is the only development project going on the Lekki-Ajah axis of the Lagos! habah, find something to wipe your lying mouth! If there are no visible government presence why then does the price of property in the area keep appreciating? This is betraying the fact that most people passing comming do not live in this axis. I am aware that Government presence is very visible in the axis. Everybody knows that The Lekki Free Trade Zone is in our community (It is not called Magodo Free Trade Zone -where you stay)

i. There is a Merternity & Child Center nearing completion at Sangotedo; this is a 110 bed Health facility
ii. Deployment of fifty (50) mass transit buses since May 2011.
iii. A lot of work going on in so many Schools (Primary & Secondary) in the Area.

Property keep appreciating yet you deny Government infrastructure. Go into Lekki Phase 1, from Durosinmi Eti drive you will see work in progress everyday. The Toll Plaza is will not kill development in the area I believe. On this road you get fantastic security services, Emergency Rescue Operation, Free Towing Services (irrespective of whether you paid toll or you used alternative routes).


Funny enough, the rent a crowd protest will only open peoplesthe of the rented crowd from agege to the fact that such a road is possible in Lagos compared to what they used to where are coming from. Lets ask ourselves, How do you feel when you drive on Lekki-Epe expressway compared to how it feels on Oba Akran in Ikeja.

How on earth will someone say Eko Atlantic is a lagos state govt project? All of you in that category just genorously displayed how dumb you are. you must hav forgottrn tha google exist abi?

Here is the link for your help, http://www.ekoatlantic.com/index.htm

i hope you'll be shameful enough to come back to say sorry