emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

Are you for real? After paying 1.50k road tax per litre of fuel? Wait! hope you are not bringing in APC membership into this? Or you where having issues with your keyboard when you where typing? Or you are one of those people that will benefit from the hardship?
I suggest you take a deep breath, and think about it again. Obasanjo pull it down and APC want reconstruction with tax payers money plus increase in vat. My friend please be reasonable even if it for once.

maxzzo1:
Is obvious fashola, buhari and APC are more clueless .....thunder from sango finish these idiots.....all d mouth wey did guyz make na babash empty konko

maxzo1' y ur life is always full of negativity?
surely u are enemy of progress cos u havnt seeing anything positive about this regime.
one day u shall achived ur drug'ritual frauds nation u people are clamouring for.
ask SOUTH SUDAN how far dey have gone since gaining independence from sudan.
reverses shall be d case INSHA ALALH.
thunder fire everyone from ur regi*n xcept d ones dat wish fellow citizens of dis nation well.

God!!! How did I end up in this wicked country?

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

May your life be run the way the govt is running this country

When PDP retain power they can remove it, till then Toll gate it is
In as much as it will give me a good road from ibadan to lagos and back no lele

Oh

modelmike7:
YOU have sense. You are not a wailer. You are a good Nigerian with sense. Making good use of the tolls is what we shoud be talking about. Not blind wailing.

After 8 years how has the lekki epe tolled road gone?

Is that corrodor a success story?


Have you asked where the daily proceeds go to?

Why do you think the same Fashola who tolled lekki - epe would do any different with the federal with more vested interest than those of Lagos?


Tolling is good in theory but the reality in practice says something else

daddytime:
PDP the reactionists

Ode as if u will be exempted from paying it’ that’s even if you have a car

SarkinYarki:


All of you are just empty ..when the tolls were removed was Road tax of 1.50k not added to every litre of petrol to replace revenues from the toll gates ? Are we still not still paying the road tax ? What is is it being used for ?

The government probably plans to concession the roads and in such a situation, the companies will have to collect tolls directly.

AyosMan:
It surprises me that there are still evil minded people still supporting this govt that mean no well for Nigerians! PDP is really far better than APC!!

c yah life'so pdp beta dan apc? i think u were born yesterday.


dis is wat hausa people call BABU LAKAYE
make sure u plug ur brai* before u talk cos is on a very low current

lailo:
nigerians don't pay tax but want infrastructure.Funny set of people.

You're getting it wrong here, we're talking about this particular form of taxation, it tends to reduce the tax burden of the people with a higher ability to pay, as they shift the relative burden increasingly to those with a lower ability to pay which doesn't benefit a larger portion of Nigerians.
We should be doing the opposite considering the undeniable level of poverty.

SarkinYarki:

Don't be short sighted it will also affect you because the cost of all food stuff and products that use the roads will go up and you will pay more to buy them

i will reduce d ppl I assist with food as for me and my household we are never gonna bother about food for our lifetime

naijadrivablog:


The question is, will it be used judiciously?

Can't all our leaders slash their emoluments by 50% and use it to construct roads Is it only the masses that makes sacrifices

I choose to respond to you because your rebuttal shows someone with depth, unlike those lunatics responding from their anal cavity.

I do agree that our leaders should slash their emoluments. However, one drainpipe which we ignore is that contraption called security votes. If that thing is scrapped, we'd save a lot of money and channel them to development.

On the issue of judicious spending, the citizens have the right to demand accountability from government. This is (primarily) supposed to be the job of the press, but the press of today is not the press of the 70s and 80s, and have been mostly compromised. If you pay toll, you have the right to demand that any bad road be fixed. Just like if you pay electricity bills, you should demand the service be rendered.

I think majority of the Nigerian youth are not exposed, ill-educated, docile, senseless and politically naive. Look, someone like Omoyele Sowore is in DSS custody, trying to fight for them, they have not even organized themselves to protest in front of DSS office to demand his release? And someone wants to convince me that they are ready to lead? A senator has a fleet of exotic cars and gives them pittances representing a miniscule percentage of the constituency project funds allocated to him and they have not gone to burn down his house and demand accountability?

They claim Nigeria exports crude oil; find out what oil-rich nations like Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Libya (before the Americans destroyed it) did with oil money. Until you begin to hold your government accountable, you'd be in this mess and the country would get better retrogressively.

Gani Fawehinmi is dead. He spent a considerable part of his life fighting for you. Did he succeed? Fela paid the ultimate prize after fighting for you. Femi Falana is shouting himself hoarse. Imagine if you all join forces, the impact would change Nigeria forever. In case you are not aware, three million of you can change the sitting government and change the course of your nation if only you can organize yourselves.

But from the way many of you are talking and throwing cheap insults, including one oponu saying he is feeding me, it is clear you are not prepared to change the staus quo. When you people have had enough, you'd be united in your suffering to make the sacrifices necessary to bring change.

Pay the toll and demand accountability. That is the power you have.

SarkinYarki:
10 lane toll gate to feed 2 lane pot hole riddled roads while we still pay N1.50k as road tax on every litre of petrol ..God punish APC !!!!!

No dey confuse the angel of thunder,APC has no hand in the hardship of Nigerians, we the 1% saw all this and fought to have a change of party,direct you curse to the idiots that re-elected this same criminals.

SarkinYarki:


Una done come with this welcome idea talk without thinking ..are you aware that when the tolls where removed a road tax of 1.50k was added to every litre of petrol bought to replace the revenue from the road tolls? Are you aware ? Why not ask them why they have not used that money to repair the roads instead of welcoming every useless idea

pardon my ignorance..... not aware of the N1.5k Road tax as a substitute to Toll fee

It's easy to conclude the same fate awaits the revenue to be generated from this.

Thanks for enlightening me and not abuse as many brainless creature on nairaland would have done.

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

Shut up....what do you know.....

All the taxes we have been paying since, show me what they used it for that has benefitted us....
The toll gates were removed and gas prices was increased to compensate on the guise that it will help raise funds for infrastructural development. Till today nothing has changed.......

We have been sacrificing but the government has never been sincere...this is just another means of milking us further

emkz:


I choose to respond to you because your rebuttal shows someone with depth, unlike those lunatics responding from their anal cavity.

I do agree that our leaders should slash their emoluments. However, one drainpipe which we ignore is that contraption called security votes. If that thing is scrapped, we'd save a lot of money and channel them to development.

On the issue of judicious spending, the citizens have the right to demand accountability from government. This is (primarily) supposed to be the job of the press, but the press of today is not the press of the 70s and 80s, and have been mostly compromised. If you pay toll, you have the right to demand that any bad road be fixed. Just like if you pay electricity bills, you should demand the service be rendered.

I think majority of the Nigerian youth are not exposed, ill-educated, docile, senseless and politically naive. Look, someone like Omoyele Sowore is in DSS custody, trying to fight for them, they have not even organized themselves to protest in front of DSS office to demand his release? And someone wants to convince me that they are ready to lead? A senator has a fleet of exotic cars and gives them pittances representing a miniscule percentage of the constituency project funds allocated to him and they have not gone to burn down his house and demand accountability?

They claim Nigeria exports crude oil; find out what oil-rich nations like Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Libya (before the Americans destroyed it) did with oil money. Until you begin to hold your government accountable, you'd be in this mess and the country would get better retrogressively.

Gani Fawehinmi is dead. He spent a considerable part of his life fighting for you. Did he succeed? Fela paid the ultimate prize after fighting for you. Femi Falana is shouting himself hoarse. Imagine if you all join forces, the impact would change Nigeria forever. In case you are not aware, three million of you can change the sitting government and change the course of your nation if only you can organize yourselves.

But from the way many of you are talking and throwing cheap insults, including one oponu saying he is feeding me, it is clear you are not prepared to change the staus quo. When you people have had enough, you'd be united in your suffering to make the sacrifices necessary to bring change.

Pay the toll and demand accountability. That is the power you have.

Governance in Nigeria is shrouded in secrecy, especially in this administration, so, demanding accountability may be possible but being accountable to the masses may be near impossible. So, let it begin with the political elites. Most Nigerians can barely feed, pay numerous taxes and pseudo - taxes etc.

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

Just shut it there! Nigerians went through hell in order to ensure the toll booths are off. Were you born when Obasanjo added 1.50 to the price of petrol?

[quote author=emkz post=82781628]This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices. [/quote Mumu! Have you ever travelled out of that shithole? I have never paid road tolls and I live in a first world country. People like you are the reason why clueless politicians are holding offices in nigeria. Just because they pay tolls in some parts of europe doesn't mean nigerians have to. You don't compare 3rd world countries with first world countries. Nigerians pay road taxes already on every litre of petrol that was why olusegun Obasanjo demolished them in the first place and the funds goes to ferma for road maintenance. Get educated man before defending a clueless government and useless leaders.

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

you toll the road where is an alternative route!!!!! Did you bother asking why the toll gates were taken down in the first place??

Change can only come when the people are ready Eg Algeria Sudan Tunisia et al. For now Nigerians are managing/enjoying their suffering (They've known nothing better so the suffering is normal)

Bestbeelieve:


you toll the road where is an alternative route!!!!! Did you bother asking why the toll gates were taken down in the first place??

Change can only come when the people are ready Eg Algeria Sudan Tunisia et al. For now Nigerians are managing/enjoying their suffering (They've known nothing better so the suffering is normal)

You echoed, very briefly, my submission in response to one of the mentions.

I remember dozens of threads opened on this forum on how this government will block loopholes and use the money for development.


What is happening?

Reference:
Tolls yes, but with concessioned roads. We are in dire need of infrastructure investment companies in Nigeria that can mobilise capital for serious BOT projects.The market is abundant. Too many bad roads, too many vehicles, no competition whatsoever from rail, river and air transport. Definitely a profit banker for the brave.

The first time I heard about road concession was the time of Abacha or Babangida (I can't remember now) when General Adisa( I have forgotten his first name) was Minister of Works.He travelled out on an official duty n saw concessioned highways n wanted to bring the idea to Nigeria but no one had an idea of what he was talking about or those that knew pretended like the man was speaking Greek.

[quote author=Otunbascotty post=82783914][/quote]
And what happened to FERMA?

The same corruption prevalent in the toll system moved to FERMA...Mr First Class Country

PDP should not contest the toll gate. They should relax and let the voters enjoy their change and next level.

The only reason I will be angry is when I hear a buharist (anyone who voted for buhari) complain about the wicked policies of this evil government.

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

for your mama mind now she have a son ooh

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

APC did the very same thing pre 2015... If they had joined in supporting the removal of subsidy back when the oil price was still up, we would probably be way ahead now, and not bothering about toll gates...

In all, both parties are Siamese twins of retrogression and corruption.

naijadrivablog:


Governance in Nigeria is shrouded in secrecy, especially in this administration, so, demanding accountability may be possible but being accountable to the masses may be near impossible. So, let it begin with the political elites. Most Nigerians can barely feed, pay numerous taxes and pseudo - taxes etc.

Bros, let's not blame the elite. I understand the tactic these guys are using. Starve the citizens so that they would be too weak to fight. Yet if a goat is pushed to the wall, it either breaks down the wall and keeps running or it fights its oppressors to be free. I don't think Nigerians have been pushed to the wall yet with hunger or suffering.

Bros, let's face it: if you are a government official, with the state paying your house rent, buying you a car (SUV) and fuelling it, buying clothes for you (as if you came there naked), giving you police escort, buying you newspapers (as if you are too poor to buy them), paying you (and your family) holiday allowance and giving you money for nothing, would you allow such largesse to be cut? If you agree that it should, would your wife agree? If we answer this question honestly, then you'd see that we deserve the political elites we have. Because we are all the same.

Another thing (please don't read it in a disrespectful way), if you give your wife money to run the house and she uses it for something else without running the house, wouldn't you demand accountability, or an explanation at the minimum? The Nigerian youth does not know how much power he has. They only know Naira Marley, symply_tacha and premier league. I have on several occasions demanded accountability from government officials, and guess what? They were shocked and had to do their jobs.

JosEast:
UP PDP

Up Papa Deceiving Pikin. Pdp hypocrite

Me I support toll fees if it will be given to construction companies to manage and repair. Fasola should not give it to individuals.

Toll fee will definitely be cheaper than visiting mechanic every week.

Swargu:


You guys keep saying pdp brought this, thank God APC would have clocked 8yrs soon, we will see..

Not much of an Economics person but bro back then things were better, dollar was stable at 187,fuel was below 100,rice was 8k, things were averagely better, immediately APC came they started suffering everyone you and I included, block this, block that, stop this and that, arrest this one, sentence this once, incarcerate that one, oga these guys are on revenge mission like say we do them something before.. Better wise up

They know but they think repeating same lies over time will make people believe it as the truth
The only people that can fall for such are people that have been unfortunate not to be blessed with thinking faculty
Simple check will revealed the truth
The truth is people are poorer now than they were before
Prices are higher,taxes are higher and in multiples competing for the masses meager resources
What value has the Messiah APC added to the lives of Nigerians since they came to power.for us to know they are better they should show us their achievements and stop the blame game,they should tell us one thing they have done better than PDP apart from inflicting hardship on the people

modelmike7:
People forget things so easily in this nation. Shame to all the people supporting thieves in this country. Big shame. Making good use of the tolls is what we shoud be talking about. Not blind wailing.

Opportunity to buy more money loading trucks to Burdillion

emkz:
This PDP is an anti-progress party. In responsible countries, road users pay toll without complaining.

We cannot claim to want development without making sacrifices.

Those countries , the tolls are managed 80% by ppp... Private partnership not govt.