A coalition of 18 trade unions at the Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos, has protested against the alleged imposition of illegal levies on traders by the Iyaloja General, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo.

The PUNCH gathered that traders at the ICT hub started the protest last Monday and shut the market pending the resolution of the issues.

Our correspondent was told that Tinubu-Ojo allegedly imposed a Iyaloja and a Babaloja on the traders in June 2019.

The new market leaders, who displaced the existing leadership arrangement, allegedly introduced new levies.

The spokesperson for the coalition of trade unions in Computer Village, Nonso Bethel, said some hoodlums working for the new leaders, started charging outrageous sums.

“For instance, as a stall owner, if you take delivery of goods from the airport and you are bringing them into the market, the touts will collect N500 from the porter carrying them for you. If the goods are in your car, you will pay N2,000. But if you used a truck, they will collect N5,000,” he added.


Bethel said the traders endured the charges until the traders were asked to start paying N50 every day.

He said when they rejected this, they were mandated to pay N1,000 every month.

“Outside of this, we pay income tax, corporate tax, VAT and local government permits. So, we don’t know the constitutional authority that the Iyaloja has to be collecting N12,000 every year from shop owners. Those who sell by the roadside, they charge them between N1,000 and N1,500 on a daily basis,” he said.

Our correspondent gathered that things got to a head when a gate erected for security in the market was pulled down because there was no permission from the new Iyaloja.

The Iyaloja general could not be reached on her telephone line and had yet to respond to a text message on the allegations as of press time.

However, our correspondent gathered that leaders of the coalition were in a meeting with Tinubu-Ojo to resolve the issues.

Source: https://punchng.com/computer-village-traders-tackle-tinubus-daughter-over-levies/

Sad news is that nothing would be done at the end... And her father wants to govern Nigeria. God forbid!

Afamed n minorityopinion cum n tell d hardworking big boys to go back to their east ,wat again are u good 4?
But remember in future ,we will remind u all dis u do in Lagos n we won't forgive because we worship chukwu okike abiama not Jehovah god

Adaibeku:
Afamed n minorityopinion cum n tell d hardworking big boys to go back to their east ,wat again are u good 4?
But remember in future ,we will remind u all dis u do in Lagos n we won't forgive because we worship chukwu okike abiama not Jehovah god

Wetin concern me with what happen in Lagos? Stop mentioning me again!

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The day you start believing that you are a Nigerian and hence entitled to some form of palliatives and support by your government is the day you start dying..


Hustle for yourself and your family because no one apart from God can help you.

It's like every big Market in Lagos is now officially owned by the tinubu Dynasty. Those traders should not allow them collect Lockdown fees

"E pain am" Census.... 2 crying men

I am going to jog, see you in 1 hour.

zinodizt:
Must u be tribalistic on this again... nana for the users of this platform

donprinyo:

Jealousy will continue bringing you down until u vanish.

I thought federal government and state government should be the only one taking levies?

Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

"Iyaloja and a Babaloja"
What da fuckkkk

LexngtonSteele:


It is not by force to stay in Lagos.

They can always return to the filth and mud... after their leader called them PIGs.

I don't want any grown men crying on my comment

PS - Tinubu has decided to impose tribal marks and Muslim names to those who want to stay in Lagos.

Be a real niggarrr
There is no need for all these

Even the so called Lagos is one overrated slum!
The whole of it is a slum
A squalid!
Mucky
Slummmy
Vile
And very dirty
Have been there before as a real niggarrr and a Bini son
That place is not conducive for living
Low Moda fuckkking overrated slum

The matter is tiring

O lagbara oo

You must be a real nigaarrrrrr

Slawormir:
Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

who go settle the matter?

siegfried99:
The matter is tiring

De will soon release one million gang on dem

Na the matter we dey try settle be dat. The man dey collect money gan for Lagos. Who go epp us settle the matter like this?

Prettybhoy:
How can tinubu be collecting levies in computer village when he's not even in Power again?

You better keep kwayet there and cooperate before you offend Daddy and Mummy Tinubu, or where do you want Daddy to get plenty money for 2023 election, abi you be enemy of progress, or you wan make them carry truck pack you go back East or your village? No try nonsense with Daddy favorite pikin if you no wan get problem abeg

The nest things is that the government will close the market sighting dirtiness... ND it will b for one year

Lagos is too corrupt!

Na una sabi... ipod na dem dey complain

They better accept their fate, if they can't abide by the rules, they should pack their bags and go to enugu, it is nairaland ipodpigs that are putting Igbo in trouble

Drag her!

LexngtonSteele:


It is not by force to stay in Lagos.

They can always return to the filth and mud... after their leader called them PIGs.

I don't want any grown men crying on my comment

Jealousy will continue bringing you down until u vanish.

Why is it that everything, anything, whoever that has to do with Tinubu always corrupt?
Pls this is just a question ooo.
Nobody should attack me unjustly without proving me wrong with fact.

Lol, Tinubu have turned Lagos state into personal property. If u no like it just leave

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The money these people charge road side traders is so Alarming.


The first day I tried selling on the road, those people collected all my profit from me.