₦airaland Forum

I have noticed a blackmailing trend on Nairaland which I consider very bad. That is, people want issues to be discussed from only one perspective.

If you for any reason have a contrary view to theirs you are either tagged as working for "the party" or you are sponsored by the party! Com'on I think we should grow up.

Some of us are feel it is important we do our research before coming here. We are here to add value to any discussion, learn and also "unlearn" in the process. That is why we are not joining in the use of abusive language.

More importantly, I am for Development, I am for anything that's good irrespective of where it is coming from. I support LCC tolling of Lekki-Ajah expressway just like I'll support Bi-Courtney tolling of Lagos Ibadan Expressway as long as there is improvemet in the infrastructure. Is PDP Govt of Jonah building another Lagos-Ibadan Express way? Are there alnative (seperate road built)? We pay toll virtually every other nation we visit in most case we don't know simply because we use cabs, these cabs do pay toll (electronically though) & pass it unto us.

I have registered my car (the only one for now) with LCC for my e-tag tolling payment. Automatically I got 10% discount! The more pass d toll plaza d less I pay. But for me, I'll my options, I don't hav to pay toll all da time If I'm going to Ligali Ayorinde from Lekki Phase 1, surely I'll use the alternative route!!!

Some great guys are here on Nairaland and Some are, No be for my mouth una go hear am!!!

Pack of lies and empty threat from enemy of Progress. It seems you guys enjoy pot hole ridden roads in other part of lagos, For once lets have a model road that we all can refer to anyday!

My questions are very simple: Is there an alternative route for everyone who doesnt want to pay toll? Yes
Is the road accessible and passable/motorable? Yes
Will any resident associaition shut any gate at any time of the day preventing motorist from using the road? No
what the is the problem? I guess the anti-development people are at work!!!

More so Adegboruwa who is going from pillar to poll to rent a crowd for the protest is going to be joined by Bode George. Interesting, Ex-Convict and a Tax Evader leading a mass rally! Lwkmd

I have got my Toll gate "e-tag" have you got yours?

Hunmmm, that expressway has a pedestrian bridge by charlie boy bus stop, these girls could have also used the Gbagada link bridge in front of Mobil gas station. Unfortunately, children of nowadays do not want to walk at all, in our day we'll walk from Palmgrove to obanikoro to attend the Great school LASCA, I did say BABSACA oooo,

I will lead protest against Lekki-Epe tollgate- Bode George


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

Now the chicken is coming home to roost! BoY Bode Goerge has betrayed his emotion and bias! He is feeling that the people he gave the job of working against the Progress of Lagos (where he claimed he comes from) are failling.

At least we now know those in the fore front of the No Tolling campaign- an Ex-Convict Bode George and A Tax Evader Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa. How can a Bode George lead a Mass Protest in Nigeria? It'll be shameful for anyone to line behind him.  

The point that need be made is simple, Nobody is against anybody shouting their views on the Toll gate, I think as wwe have people who doesnt feel comfy with it so do we have people who are ready and willing to pay. I hope they will allow us move freely and pay our toll so we can enjoy the good road, which I know will be a model road for other state in years to come.

People like Bode Gearge have no shame when his party ahas announced that Tolling will happen on all Nigerian Federal roads, Shameless Ex-Convict!!!

Counsel from a wise and unbiased fellow

http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/analysis/columnists/30883-the-case-for-and-against-tolling>

The challenge on forum is that people come with a rigid stance on issues without any room to bend. How do we move forward when development issues are tackled like this. I guess we enjoy pot hole riden roads, in this lagos where I live I see where my tax money is going in Lagos, though there is a wide room for improvement. But then, development must continue.

Had we waited for Government (thru NITEL -of blessed memory) to provide telecom services simply because we pay tax, you & I 'll not be on this forum. It took Private Investors to make it happen the way it is now! Today, we can complain of service delivery & Telcom companies are working to improve service. Are you saying this can't apply to our road? By the way, how do you feel when you drive on that road compared to Kingsway road?

I am on the side of development and a working society where things work!!!

The inadequacy of government’s tax resources to support the totality of the enabling infrastructure to realise the Africa’s Model Megacity Vision has necessitated the need for government to adopt the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model as a complementary procurement mechanism. In this regard, government leverages the private sector capital, expertise and capabilities in accelerating the delivery of public infrastructure as well as the provision of social services.
Tolling is a fundamental aspect of Toll Road Concession transactions worldwide. The toll in this instance is the main source of revenue through which the Concessionaire is expected to recoup its investment in construction and maintenance costs while also providing a reasonable return on investments. Tolls are determined based on empirical input elements of the construction and maintenance costs while providing reasonable returns to investors. In addition, a couple of “willingness to pay and affordability surveys" by renowned global Research & Marketing Companies were undertaken as part of the process in arriving at the toll. The Novel Incident Management system 24/7 Security Patrol and emergency services on the road are first of its kind and users commend the initiative as life saving in most critical times of need.

There is an alternative road at every Toll Plaza which shall be motorable and in place before toll collection commences. For example, Toll Plaza 1 has an alternative road through Oniru Arch-City of David Road-Market Road-and back on the Expressway.

It is common practice in the development of infrastructure of this nature to open each section on completion to traffic and tolling.

Fences are primarily deployed for the purposes of the security and safety of road users, creating an almost zero rate elimination of hitherto stray animals causing fatal accident on the corridor. They are also a deterrent against street trading.  In addition and in response to the demand of stakeholders, the hitherto wall fence has since been redesigned to Clear View fences. Slip roads have been provided to give motorists access to more hitherto land locked properties and more are under way.

The Concession allows for the Concessionaire to construct and toll the 20km coastal road. This is however different from the alternative road as it is part of the road network along the corridor. When this road is eventually constructed, motorists would have the liberty of bypassing the toll roads through alternative roads that will be provided, if they choose not to pay toll.

Since the opening of the section of the road to traffic, travel time inconvenience, accident, armed robbery on the toll road as been significantly reduced to the barest level. The Novel Incident Management system 24/7 Security Patrol and emergency services on the road are first of its kind and users commended the initiative. However, at sections where construction is ongoing, commuters are still experiencing traffic delays particularly at peak periods.

The increasing activity level and population explosion on the corridor been the fastest growing area in the state could no longer be supported by the hitherto 4lane carriage road. It had exceeded technical design life of 25years having been built in 1981 and significant failures along the road sections including subsidence were prevalent before the rehabilitation and expansion work commence. Furthermore, the Concession Agreement provides for continuous expansion of the road infrastructure by the concessionaire to cater for future growth of the corridor such as construction of fly over pedestrian bridges as the need occurs.

The cost of termination at this point is inconceivable and would only be tantamount to waste of tax payers cherished resources that could be applied to other more pressing social needs as the contractual cost of termination are prohibitive. In addition, it could damage the investor friendly image of the state and thus scare away needed investors for the continued growth of the state economy as the nation’s commercial and financial centre. Such impact among others include stalling of prime projects on the corridor such as the 2 Free Trade Zones, the airport, the hydro-carbon  park etc, reduced property value along the corridor (Land, Homes and Commercial Premises), abandoned real estate project and the reduction in real estate occupancy, loss of employment creation opportunities for the local communities amongst others.

Eteks, God bless the day your mama born you!  , 
I wonder how some unserious people like Ebun will come to NL with millions of strangers. We need to reclaim our NL from them now.

Where is beaf for God sake!!! Some people are talking about the Masses,   As for the masses (I wont call them poor people) I have seen close to 40 mass transit (lagbus/brt) buses which one way or the other would serve as a deterrent to danfo drivers who may want to take unneccessary advantage, believe me, passengers would naturally migrate to the cheaper option if the danfo drivers decided to to pass such a meager ammount they are meant to pay  by passing it on to the masses.

This is suppose to be a Model road in Nigeria, Security is paramount to me. may be not to Ebun Adegboruwa or those who have threatened to bring boko haram to bomb the toll plaza. For me Ebun Adegboruwa is just seeking unnecessary attention with a lot of lies to mislead people. For me, this guy is a foot soldier of Bode George & PDP.
Let Bode (the ex-Convict) lead the protest and we shall see who will follow a convict.

I work in Lekki Phase 1; I drive to and from this road every day. Since LCC has announced the tolling commencement date, I have cultivated the habit of using the alternative routes in the morning. I make my turning just by the Four Point junction through Oba Yesufu Abiodun Oniru by the City of David Church, I just turn to the left to T. F. Kuboye Road and hit the popular Market road to link the-Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway. I’ll just make my U-Turn at the newly constructed Round about pronto am right inside Lekki Phase 1. No toll payment… so what is the fuss all about?


When do we move forward if we stifle development project with protests? Last year we all requested for alternative routes which they have provided, so what else? If you don’t want to pay just branch out at the ‘Four Point Junction” Guys, we may as well just bid farewell to other investors bring their money to invest in infrastructure. I blame the Lagos State government too, they need to explain this thing clearly to people so that those who have their own personal agenda dont come out and misinform the public as we are witnessing now. I learnt Bode George is the man to lead the protest march being planned for Sunday 18, December. What nonsense!

Check out this : Fast Facts about China Roads…
• China’s expressway network of 65,000 kilometers (40,389 miles) is the second largest in the world, next only to the U.S.
• By 2020 the government plans to reach three million kilometers (1.86 million miles) of expressways and highways, up from two million kilometers (1.24 million miles) in 2008.
• China houses more toll roads than any other country, with Chinese toll roads representing more than 70% of the world’s total toll roads.
• The government finances the majority of the road projects through its own budget and debt, while the private sector plays a limited role.
• The toll road sector was one of the three most profitable businesses in China for 2009, along with real estate and finance.

Read More:  http://www.thomaswhite.com/explore-the-world/bric-spotlight/china-toll-roads-expressways.aspx

survive? were you earning N90.00 before now? You better not release more info about the company, else that company will recieve thousands of CV 2morow with covering note informing that they will accept 90k without leave.

abeg take am with smile joooor

How much is the 3 Bedroom in Gbagada & Ogudu going for?
Which area in Gbagada & Ogudu are we talking about Pls?

I still cant understand where all these gay talk is coming from. I doubt if the Segun I knew from LASU is gay. We belong to the same Organisation (JCI). He was the President in LASU while I was a national officer from an Higher Institution in Abeokuta. I knew he had girlfriends and I cant recollect any of his girlfriend complaining of such tendencies.

Hakeem as I always call him has always been a "Tom Girl"  . Believe me his mannerism does not neccessarily mean he is gay!

I wish him a successful married life to shame d bad belles,  I hope some of U guys 'll be here when 5th, 10th & more years Anniverssary Pix 'll be loaded. Congrat jare Hakeem,

all of these are not part of islam.

a person dies, he needs to be buried in the muslim cementary closest to where he died.

taking him out of england to nigeria, i almost can say that the medical center must have removed "something" from him. if it happens in america, in a heart beat, they will harvest something, especially when they know that he is being flown out of the country.

Anyway, if he is a muslim, regardless of the name [sikiru], may Allah overlook all his faults and admit him to Paradise, for You Allah is the Only One with Unlimited Mercy.



I beg to disgaree: Barrister would have been flown to 9ja but the snow made lot of flight to be cancelled. That doesn't make him less a Muslim. islam enjoins us to hasten his burial. habah!!! what could have removed from him? Even the deaf knew him as a Muslim,  that does not mean that he wouldn't have committed any sin,  may Allah forgive his sins and make paradise his final abode.

It is quite bad especially for the way Nigerians are treated. I pity the worker in that place, as for me a conscious boycott will be my immediate action against Mega Plaza. Period!!!

Mega Plaza, a highbrow shopping mall in Victoria Island, Lagos has over 250 staff. According to a reliable source, no single nigeria worker in this company has an appointment letter. thereby making all of them casual workers.

Nigerians work 10am to 10pm, only one hour break, one day off in a week, no shift. no responsible staff bus (people go home in a risky and compromised condition), No Medical facility in the mall, No process and procedure.

Staff are paid peanuts Imagine a graduate earning N25,000.00 with no idea of when increament or promotion will come. No leave allowance for 9ja workers whereas foreigners (Isrealis, Indians, pakistanis, Sri-Lankans, Indos, Malays, Thais etc) who have little or education/skills get leave allowance apart from their 6 weeks annual leave. 9ja worker have only 2 weeks without allowance. Infact, most of the foreigners are illegal immigrants.

Every staff no matter the status (if any at all) must clock in and out. The clocking determines how many days will be paid for, even during sickness or injury in the line of duty. The Management sacks at will. The worst of it all, Unionism (Trade union) is not allowed among staff.

NLC and Trade Unions has been contacted but it seems the foreigners have bought them all with big electronics and gadgets. Nigerians are suffering so much in the hand of these foreigners (isrealis). Nigerian workers seem helpless. Pleeeeeeeease Heeeeeeeelp!!!