Vows to fight it with every legal means

By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Precious Nicholas


lagos—THE Organised Private Sector, OPS, yesterday rejected the newly passed Land Use Charge Law of Lagos State, 2018, vowing to fight the law with every legal means at its disposal.


While describing the law which repealed the Land Use Charge Law 2001 as insensitive to business and land owners, OPS speaking through the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, argued that the new law would expect property owners in Lagos State to pay an increase of over 200 per cent in Land Use Charge even when the income of the property owner had not experienced significant increase to justify the charge.


Lagos State Government also extended the period for the payment of all annual Land Use Charge Demand Notices for 2018 to Saturday, 14th April, 2018. The extension is to enable property owners and affected occupiers take the option of enjoying the discounts available for the prompt and early payment of Land Use Charge invoices.


Speaking in Lagos, the Director-General of NECA, Mr. Olusegun Oshinowo while commending Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for his good works and making Lagos a model for good governance, he, however, contended that “sensitivity and humanness, which is part of good governance, is missing in the recent amendment of the Land Use Charge law in the state. The new law will expect property owners in Lagos State to pay an increase of over 200 per cent in Land Use Charge even when the income of the property owner has not experienced significant increase to justify the charge.


“There is, also, a penalty payment ranging between 125-200 percent, if payment is not made between April and August, 2018. The new charge is, thus, highly insensitive and inhumane to say the least. It is, therefore, unacceptable to organised businesses. The law is not acceptable and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) will not stand hand tied up to celebrate impunity and cheer disdain. It will fight this law by social resistance and any other legitimate means at its disposal.”

Ayodejioak:
Awesome. Looks like some my learned colleagues have done the right thing again

Sadly, these are thhe set of people that will feel the backlash of these laws

So would you expect them to agree to a law that lets them pay more and stress more

The poor don't care cos they are busy arranging their rent for Mr Land lord (Last day of the month again)

So they cant even afford a their monthly rent not to talk of 1/8 plot of land.

Ayodejioak:
Awesome. Looks like some my learned colleagues have done the right thing again

Sadly, these are thhe set of people that will feel the backlash of these laws

So would you expect them to agree to a law that lets them pay more and stress more

The poor don't care cos they are busy arranging their rent for Mr Land lord (Last day of the month again)

So they cant even afford a their monthly rent not to talk of 1/8 plot of land.

minke:


In the end, it is this same poor that will bear the burden of this law. The landlord will simply add the extra charges to the rent.

emonis88:
don't u know that rent will also increase so it will affect d rich n d poor.

ikorodureporta:


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emonis88:
don't u know that rent will also increase so it will affect d rich n d poor.

Ayodejioak:
Awesome. Looks like the learned colleagues have done the right thing again

These are the set of people that will feel the backlash of these laws the most (the rich)

So would you expect them to agree to a law that lets them pay more and stress more?

On the other hand, the poor don't care cos they are busy arranging their rent for Mr Land lord (Last day of the month again)

So they cant even afford a their monthly rent not to talk of 1/8 plot of land.

BabbanBura:
The masses will be the most affected

BabbanBura:
Sadly this increase will be transferred to the masses by the property owners as rent

minke:
In the end, it is this same poor that will bear the burden of this law. The landlord will simply add the extra charges to the rent.

emonis88:
don't u know that rent will also increase so it will affect d rich n d poor.

LaudableXX:


Don't be funny! The poor will definitely feel the backlash, more. When Land Use Charge increases, do you think the landlord will not pass the cost to the poor, by increasing his house rent? Think man, think! I know someone whose former Land Use Charge was just 78,000 naira per annum. Under the new rates, he is being asked to pay 361,000 naira per year. And you think he will not increase the rent, on that property to make up the difference??

macaphan007:
people don't understand that there will be a ripple effect,well I think it will only help Ogun and Oyo state if they are wise enough to see the potentials,by making land available for real estate developers to accommodate the people that will begin to relocate from Lagos.

LaudableXX:

In fact, if we had an efficient water transport system, or an effective rapid mass transit rail system connecting all the Southwestern states and Middle Belt, I would probably have relocated to Mowe in Ogun State or Lokoja. This arbitrary increase of charges and other nansense fees in Lagos, is getting out of hand....

LaudableXX:


Don't be funny! The poor will definitely feel the backlash, more. When Land Use Charge increases, do you think the landlord will not pass the cost to the poor, by increasing his house rent? Think man, think! I know someone whose former Land Use Charge was just 78,000 naira per annum. Under the new rates, he is being asked to pay 361,000 naira per year. And you think he will not increase the rent, on that property to make up the difference??





Exactly! Just sit down and watch how house rents go up in Lagos, due to the increase in this Land Use Charge. Some people may even end up getting quit notices from their landlord due to their inability to pay the new increases in the rents, which have been raised to cover the Land Use Charge! He increased survey fees a short while ago, and now he is increasing the Land Use Charge astronomically! Is it now a crime to be a landlord in Lagos?

CocoaOla:
Lagosians are are nothing but slaves