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@ Evil Brain, I already pay 22% of my monthly income as tax and u want Fashola to increase taxes, U are really wicked. This is apart from Service charge, VAT, road toll, car park charge, Fuel charge, water charge, agbero charge, etc. Na wah to u o.

In Uk that the effective tax is almost 40%, they don't have to provide their own road, electricity, water, etc. I will soon enter business and take my chances with their silly Tax force (LIRS).

Posted by: Evil Brain
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Are all of you people reetarded? Can't you understand simple logic? If you increase salaries without raising taxes, then cuts will have to be made elsewhere. The money isn't going to fall from heaven.

Fashola is the only leader to talk sense since this wage crisis began. Everybody else (including GEJ who caused the problem) seems to be completely clueless. Part of the reason why Lagos state is doing so well is because salaries only take a small percentage of revenues leaving plenty of money to build roads and equip hospitals. Now, thanks to Jonathan, all the states will be more like the useless federal government that spends nearly everything on recurrent expenditure then gives us stuupid excuses for why there's no light.

Its like you people prefer leaders that will tell you lies and use voodoo economics to decieve you. like GEJ that signed the wage bill without making provision to pay the money, what a m0r0n!

delala:

I don't have a problem with cutting costs. Very sensible. However, with the figures stated each month, I honestly wonder where the rest is spent. I'm also certain it is for the benefit of the Tinubu/Fashola led elite few. A billion dollars to spend each year, assuming we are given the right figures, is a lot to have made some serious significant changes. Quality of education is still horrible, after 4 years Fashola can't even dare to send any of his kids to public schools, Health is messed up, the roads are bad, insecurity at its peak and unemployment is high. Not to speak of power and accommodation.

I say all these with the majority poor and working class in mind. The argument that the federal government is to blame is invalid, else there would be no point having state governors elected to see to the immediate needs of the people. Researching the so called work done and the amount spent on them, the financial disparity is glaring. Furthermore most of the projects are either hugely inadequate and selective for their purposes or fleeting in lifetime but alive enough for the 'ACN is working' propaganda. If only they can divert the funds spent on PR to more important stuffs.

Nigeria can only get worse with the attitude and comments being displayed on social forums. The hate for OBJ shouldn't translate to the love for these thieves. Politics of issues rather than politics of sentiments, is needed.

ACN has shown to be more dangerous than PDP. PDP is packed with corrupt individuals and election fraudsters. ACN goes a bit further. In addition to the qualities of PDP, ACN is autocratic, aggressive, hypocritical and packed with judicial fraudsters. The two parties have been able to get away with these atrocities because Nigerians in general, including a high percentage of those that believe they are well educated, are not enlightened.

Frankly I'm scared of CPC. And that's because of their aggression and incendiary attributes. The last thing a country needs is ethnic aggravation. Simply put, Fashola is overrated, nigerians should start talking about issues and choose leaders on merit and I am yet to see anyone give me a list of Fashola's 'Qualitative' achievements

POTUT:

Leave GEJ out of this! He does not make laws, you forgot it was the NA that made the law and GEJ only signed it?

The same NA is composed of people representing people from all parts of the country. Stop this ignorance please, or do you want GEJ to be remembered as the President that refused to sign Bills into law?

Nija4Life:

It's absurd that a country like Nigeria is crying wolf over a paltry 18,000 Naira minimum wage. How anyone can survive on that amount is beyond me and yet we have state and federal governments moaning about their inability to pay it. If as a nation our govts claim they can't pay it then they might as well close shop because this is getting beyond ridiculous.

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delala:

I don't have a problem with cutting costs. Very sensible. However, with the figures stated each month, I honestly wonder where the rest is spent. I'm also certain it is for the benefit of the Tinubu/Fashola led elite few. A billion dollars to spend each year, assuming we are given the right figures, is a lot to have made some serious significant changes. Quality of education is still horrible, after 4 years Fashola can't even dare to send any of his kids to public schools, Health is messed up, the roads are bad, insecurity at its peak and unemployment is high. Not to speak of power and accommodation.

I say all these with the majority poor and working class in mind. The argument that the federal government is to blame is invalid, else there would be no point having state governors elected to see to the immediate needs of the people. Researching the so called work done and the amount spent on them, the financial disparity is glaring. Furthermore most of the projects are either hugely inadequate and selective for their purposes or fleeting in lifetime but alive enough for the 'ACN is working' propaganda. If only they can divert the funds spent on PR to more important stuffs.

Nigeria can only get worse with the attitude and comments being displayed on social forums. The hate for OBJ shouldn't translate to the love for these thieves. Politics of issues rather than politics of sentiments, is needed.

ACN has shown to be more dangerous than PDP. PDP is packed with corrupt individuals and election fraudsters. ACN goes a bit further. In addition to the qualities of PDP, ACN is autocratic, aggressive, hypocritical and packed with judicial fraudsters. The two parties have been able to get away with these atrocities because Nigerians in general, including a high percentage of those that believe they are well educated, are not enlightened.

Frankly I'm scared of CPC. And that's because of their aggression and incendiary attributes. The last thing a country needs is ethnic aggravation. Simply put, Fashola is overrated, nigerians should start talking about issues and choose leaders on merit and I am yet to see anyone give me a list of Fashola's 'Qualitative' achievements

kurus:

Maybe if Fashola and Tinubu stop the stealing that goes on for every naira the states earns in the form of:

1. 10% deduction of any tax dollar collected by Alpha Beta Company(aka Oju yobo shop)
2. eliminate the need for tax consultants to be collecting tax on behalf of the state government
3. Stop overinflation of government contracts(all contracts given by Fashola government can be easily discounted by 50% and there will still be money to implement the job)
4. Prosecute any rich nigerian living in lagos who cannot pay tax
5. Tighten all areas of tax leakages such as agberos and touts collectign tax on behalf of the state government

There are so many other ways to increase tax Collection. They dont need to increase the tax rate, just close up all the leaks being siphoned off by cronies of fashola and tinubu.

montelik:

ROTFLMAO. .

Better pray that you will be rich enough to be paying 50%, like some in d U.K.

Evil Brain:

You're living in lala land. The reality is the government simply cannot afford to pay the kind of wages you seem to want without seriously cutting staff (not a bad idea, actually) or seriously increasing taxes. There simply isn't enough money.

If Lagos, one of the richest states is struggling to pay N18,000, how do you expect boondock states like Bauchi and co to cope?

Face facts, Nigeria is a poor country. You can't change that with the stroke of a pen. Instead about whining about low wages, why don't you try and make your government more efficient and less corrupt?

delala:

I don't have a problem with cutting costs. Very sensible. However, with the figures stated each month, I honestly wonder where the rest is spent. I'm also certain it is for the benefit of the Tinubu/Fashola led elite few. A billion dollars to spend each year, assuming we are given the right figures, is a lot to have made some serious significant changes. Quality of education is still horrible, after 4 years Fashola can't even dare to send any of his kids to public schools, Health is messed up, the roads are bad, insecurity at its peak and unemployment is high. Not to speak of power and accommodation.

I say all these with the majority poor and working class in mind. The argument that the federal government is to blame is invalid, else there would be no point having state governors elected to see to the immediate needs of the people. Researching the so called work done and the amount spent on them, the financial disparity is glaring. Furthermore most of the projects are either hugely inadequate and selective for their purposes or fleeting in lifetime but alive enough for the 'ACN is working' propaganda. If only they can divert the funds spent on PR to more important stuffs.

Nigeria can only get worse with the attitude and comments being displayed on social forums. The hate for OBJ shouldn't translate to the love for these thieves. Politics of issues rather than politics of sentiments, is needed.

ACN has shown to be more dangerous than PDP. PDP is packed with corrupt individuals and election fraudsters. ACN goes a bit further. In addition to the qualities of PDP, ACN is autocratic, aggressive, hypocritical and packed with judicial fraudsters. The two parties have been able to get away with these atrocities because Nigerians in general, including a high percentage of those that believe they are well educated, are not enlightened.

Frankly I'm scared of CPC. And that's because of their aggression and incendiary attributes. The last thing a country needs is ethnic aggravation. Simply put, Fashola is overrated, nigerians should start talking about issues and choose leaders on merit and I am yet to see anyone give me a list of Fashola's 'Qualitative' achievements

seguno2:

Thanks for your eloquent contribution.
I ask again why can't progressive Fashola provide potable water across Lagos State as well as good quality free education and free basic health as Jakande did with less money Abi water na also GEJ dey responsible

jason123:

You have to agree that your statement makes little sense.
What was the population of Lagos during Jakanda's era?? Can you compare that to today's population?? Do you know that 18million people reside in the smallest state in Nigeria while this same state is being paid for 10 million or so people

Kobojunkie:

Learn to read. The guy you responded to was CLEAR in his ENGLISH.

If you do not understand or need clarification, ASK QUESTIONS INSTEAD. Not post dummy retorts in ATTACK of what you clearly do not grasp.

jason123:

Who is this frustrated woman?? Abeg, I no get time for your "back and forth" argument!!! Comot for road jor!!!

Kobojunkie:

Learn to read. The guy you responded to was CLEAR in his ENGLISH.

[size=13pt]If you do not understand or need clarification, ASK QUESTIONS INSTEAD. Not post dummy retorts in ATTACK of what you clearly do not grasp. [/size]

jason123:

You have to agree that your statement makes little sense.
What was the population of Lagos during Jakanda's era?? Can you compare that to today's population?? Do you know that 18million people reside in the smallest state in Nigeria while this same state is being paid for 10 million or so people

Nija4Life:

Well I'm not living in lala land like you seem to suggest. I live in the real world where we have a country that receives hundreds of billions of dollars in oil revenue and yet we cannot pay our public servants 18,000 Naira. You seem to contradict yourself; on one hand you say there isn't enough money and yet on the other hand you blame it on waste and corruption. Who's responsible for waste? The govt. Who are the main culprits of corruption? The govt ofcourse. The truth is that there is enough money in Nigeria to pay workers a decent wage. Your argument is a hard one to sell I’m afraid unless you work for the govt.

It’s easy for you to say cutting down on staff is not a bad idea but you forget these are people who depend on their jobs for a living. We don’t have social security like they do in the west and a very small private sector, so what do they fall back on? Maybe our govts need to start becoming more open and accountable, stop paying themselves ridiculous amounts of money and allowances that goes in different names such as security vote, estacodes, cut down on their retinue of needless aides and advisers etc. If they do so, I’m sure they’ll find more than enough money to look after their own people.

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hackney:

If fashola cuts all the frills in civil service he might be able to pay the minimum wage.
there's a lot of fund wasteing in nigeria if you look very close.

All the free medical health bills, cars, housing, coperate parties in the name of meetings,travel, all for those people that can already
afford them should be scapped.
that will be a good start.
He can also look at ghost workers' issues. the civil service domain is infested by it.

To think about it, N18,000 minimum wage is paltry. i wonder what it was before now.

badesco:

@ Eko ile. It's really not by force to live in Lagos you know.

So you mean, even those that are born and bread in  Lagos should live Lagos for where? always think before you speak. it is an advice.