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Lagos ‘agberos’ Generate Annual Revenue Of N123 Billion, Report Says by sheriffden(m): 8:59pm On Jul 22, 2021
“If Lagos Agberos were to constitute themselves into a state, they would be richer than 35 Nigerian states, second only to their home base, Lagos state.” – Anonymous
‘Agberos’ in Lagos generate an estimated annual revenue of N123.078 billion amassed from daily road use taxes levied on bus drivers, tricycle riders and motorcycle operators in the state.
This is according to a recent research report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR).

An overview of the figures
Levies on commercial buses (danfo)
Each commercial vehicle driver pays at least N3,000 to Agberos as ticket fee.
There are an estimated 75,000 commercial buses operating in Lagos,
according to the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA).
Estimated daily total collection: N225 million
Estimated monthly total collection: N6.75 billion
Estimated yearly total collection: N82.125 billion

Levies on Tricycle operators (keke napep)
Each keke napep rider pays at least N1,800 to Agberos per day.
There are an estimated 50,000 tricycles operating in Lagos, according to Techcabal.
Estimated daily total collection: N90 million
Estimated monthly total collection: N2.7 billion
Estimated yearly total collection: N32.85 billion
Levies on motorcycle operators (okada)
Each okada rider pays at least N600 to Agberos per day.
There are an estimated 37,000 okada riders operating in Lagos, according to Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos State (MOALS).
Estimated daily total collection: N22.2 million
Estimated monthly total collection: N666 million
Estimated yearly total collection: N8.103 billion

The total annual revenue from the three major modes of transport in Lagos state
amounts to N123.078 billion.
The ICIR report admitted that these figures may yet be underestimated as daily
levies on the transporters are much higher in some parts of Lagos including
Mushin, Isolo, Itire/Ikate among others.
Nigerian states with the highest Internally Generated
Revenue (IGR) in 2020
Lagos State recorded the highest Internally Generated Revenue of
N418.99 billion, accounting for 32.1% of the total, closely followed by
Rivers State with N117.19 billion.
Other states with the highest IGR in 2020 include Abuja (N92.06 billion),
Delta (N59.73 billion), Kaduna (N50.75 billion), Ogun (N50.75 billion),
and Oyo State (N38.04 billion).
As the data shows, Lagos Agberos surpassed all other states besides Lagos in
revenue generation beating oil-producing Rivers State by a handsome N5.89
billion naira.

Where is the money?

The report found no trace that much of this revenue gets into government coffers
as the money was not accounted for in the state’s annual financial statements.
Also, the report revealed that “although the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service
(LIRS) says on its website that ‘road taxes’ are among the 25 taxes that are
collected by the state government….the government agency provides no evidence
on the website that road taxes are being collected by the state government.”
The report further revealed that although some of the revenue was being remitted
to the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and to the rival union
RTEAN, the bulk of the money being generated was most likely completing its
journey in private pockets.
“The [motor park] chairman takes the huge chunk of the money, shares the rest to
his subordinates and leaves little in an account operated by his union,” it stated.
Why is the government looking the other way?
The general consensus is that the ‘Agbero-industry’ thrives so well in Lagos
because it is backed by powerful politicians who call in return favours to bully
opponents and perpetuate violence during elections. It has also been alleged that
many of these ‘godfathers’ are direct beneficiaries of the scheme.
Bottomline
The Lagos state government loses a great deal of revenue annually to these non-
state actors. Suffice to say that these monies could have been channelled into
critical infrastructure projects in the state.
From the research data, it is also clear that Lagos and indeed Nigeria can function
effectively without the need to borrow as much if the nation took the issue of taxes
more seriously and plugged holes through which corrupt elements in the system
syphon government revenues. Advanced countries with no crude oil resources
function efficiently on tax revenues and even give financial aid to Nigeria. Why
then is Nigeria’s case different?


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Re: Lagos ‘agberos’ Generate Annual Revenue Of N123 Billion, Report Says by TarOrfeeek: 9:12pm On Jul 22, 2021
They don't generate

Transport workers generate.

Agberos extort and deliver the said amount through, violence and brash force.

Comparing the extorted sums to IGR of 35 states is really silly.

Can we make PH and Calabar ports container landing ports same as Lagos.

Make una pot belly reduce small.

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Re: Lagos ‘agberos’ Generate Annual Revenue Of N123 Billion, Report Says by BeeBeeOoh(m): 9:27pm On Jul 22, 2021
My prayers are with Lagosians as the numbers of the agberos on their roads is about to be quadripled

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Re: Lagos ‘agberos’ Generate Annual Revenue Of N123 Billion, Report Says by gasparpisciotta: 9:30pm On Jul 22, 2021
I completely agree with this report. It may even be more.

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