The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, has restated its resolve to embark on another round of protest on March 29 over the reviewed Lagos Land Use Charge.

The NBA Chairman, Adeshina Ogunlana, said at a media briefing on Wednesday that in spite of the reduction of the rates and levies under the Land Use Charge the protest would go on as planned.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to arrive in Lagos Thursday on a two-day state visit.

Lagos State Government has declared Thursday as public holiday in honour of the president.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had earlier reduced the levies by 50 per cent following a protest that greeted the Land Use Charge, but the reduction did not go down well with some stakeholders who insisted the LUC returns to status quo.

A public hearing on the Lagos Land Use Charge organised by the Lagos State House of Assembly on March 27 had turned rowdy as Ogunlana led lawyers in a walk-out, insisting that the notice to submit their memorandum was too short.

Mr Ogunlana said: “The protest is far from being over as lawyers have declared their intention to embark on another round of streets protest tomorrow (March 29).”

The NBA chairman said that the protest was a response to “failure” of the state government and State House of Assembly to meet their demands.

He, however, warned some members of the public who, he said, were peddling negative rumours against the NBA to desist from it.

NAN also reports that the NBA had on March 13 staged a protest tagged, ” Walk The Talk” to reject the 50 percent reduction of the levies.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), civil society bodies and professionals had in solidarity joined the protest.

Others are the Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Joint Action Front (JAF) Medical Doctors Association the Human and Environmental Agenda (HEDA)

The protest was meant to kick against the Land Use Charge Law 2018, excessive litigation cost, borehole tax and car registration tax.

Mr Ogunlana said : “The reduction is a sham and a calculated ploy to hoodwink the people of Lagos State.”

He also said the NBA objected to the House of Assembly’s setting up of a committee to review the Land Use Charge 2018.

“Come Thursday, March 29, the “Walk the Talk” protest must go on irrespective of the public holiday declared by the Lagos State Government in anticipation for the Presidential visit.” (NAN)

nairavsdollars:
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Corrinthians:
Please, Pigs and Idiots, this is STRICTLY a Nigerian cum South West affair. We don't need you to shove your snouts inside it. Thank you for your cooperation.

emmie14:

You are stupid because not only south westerners are members Lagos branch of NBA neither does all the land in Lagos belong to south west. I understand the level of ignorance that exists in you . Be advice that you have right to keep mute on things that demands wisdom.

Yoruba4Life:
All me I care about is all Igbos should be sent back to their jungle. . Those pple are animals.. so uncivilized.

Okoyeebos:


You have a fundamental right to be stupid but it becomes a crime to force your stupidity down the throats of others.

All lands in Lagos belong to the Governor of the state and he holds it in trust for the people of Lagos state who are South Westerners. If you like, get a CofO, it is issued by the Governor and can be revoked at his pleasure.

Don't think that because you are a tenant in a 2by2 chicken cage-sized shop in Lagos, you can type nonsense here.

emmie14:

You are stupid because not only south westerners are members Lagos branch of NBA neither does all the land in Lagos belong to south west. I understand the level of ignorance that exists in you . Be advice that you have right to keep mute on things that demands wisdom.

emmie14:

That is your pleasure ok. Tell your governor to revoke my fathers cofos. I can give you addresses. I'll start developing my own soon while you die in face me face you one room. Look for business and get into competitive world instead of waiting for Igbo man's properties. He's going nowhere. Your fathers waited and died and you are waiting; your grandkids' will still wait. Lazy generation

GoroTango:
You dare call us 'unproductive states' governed by clowns and yet we practically feed you parasite?

Okoyeebos:


When your fathers went to fight their foolish war, they. felt good. When they lost like they always do and came back to collect their properties, the people of SS Nigeria chased your fathers away like stray dogs. Did you hear that a single yoruba man held back the properties of Biafrans?

You're eternal ingrates who do not deserve good deeds to be done to you. The Hausas and the SS know how to treat your madness.

obonujoker:


Don't expect anything reasonable from Omenka...