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Politics / Re: Residents Warn Against Uncontrollable Chaos Over Lekki Tolling - SaharaReporters by Nicols(m): 10:00am On Dec 16, 2011
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From: xxxxxxx
Subject: OCCUPY LEKKI TOLL GATES- Please forward to all your contacts
To:
Date: Monday, December 12, 2011, 2:46 AM



LEKKI/ETI-OSA/EPE EXPRESSWAY
THE CASE AGAINST TOLLING AND FENCING

Fellow Lagosians, we cannot all fold our arms and watch the exploitation and slavery that is to be imposed upon us come December 18, 2011, by the Lagos State Government and its ally, Lekki Concession Company, through the forceful collection of toll fee on the Lekki/Eti-Osa Expressway.

Our demand is for a total cancellation of tolling and fencing on the road, for the following reasons.

1.       The Lekki/Eti-Osa Epe Expressway is an existing road. The original plan was for LCC to build the Coastal Road and toll it. It was abandoned because LCC discovered that it would not be profitable and thus it diverted to the existing expressway. This road was built by the administration of Alhaji Lateef Jakande around 1983 for the free movement of people and goods. LCC should go and build its own road for tolling.
2.       With the developments that have taken place in the Lekki axis, this road is now a METROPOLITAN ROAD, and cannot qualify for tolling.
3.       Lagos State Government has deployed its resources to build other roads in Bourdillon, Ikoyi, Bode Thomas, Western Avenue, Surulere, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Opebi Link Bridge, Ikota Link Bridge, Oregun Road, just to mention but a few. None of these roads is subject of tolling and fencing. Why single out the only access road in this area for tolling. It amounts to discrimination against the indigenes and residents. It must be resisted.
4.       Government has a statutory responsibility to provide basic infrastructure, such as road and should not leave the fate of millions of its citizens in the hands of greedy investors. Who owns LCC?
5.       There is presently no alternative road for those who may not be able to afford the toll fee being charged. Oniru Estate was approved by the Lagos State Government to the Oniru family as a PRIVATE ESTATE. Road and other infrastructure within a private estate cannot qualify as an alternative route. By the very contract signed between LCC and Lagos State, the alternative route is the Coastal Road and it must be completed before the commencement of tolling. This has not been done. Therefore, NO TOLL!
6.       It amounts to pure extortion to erect three toll plazas within a single local government. All the three toll plazas at Admiralty Circle plaza, Chevron/Ikota plaza and the Pan African University plaza are all within Eti-Osa Local Government. What is our offence?

7.       The cost of the toll is prohibitive and not affordable at all. At an average N200 per toll plaza, the average cost for a family is N54,000 per month and N648,000 per anum. For a government that cannot even pay N18,000 minimum wage monthly to its workers. How does it expect people to cough out N54,000 just for toll. The family will still pay for school fees, medical fees, run its generator, source its own water and provide its own security.
8.       Lagos State Government provided LCC with $42m (N6.3B) of tax payers money with which LCC jump started the project. Governor Babatunde Fashola recently revealed that Lagos State has paid additional N4B to LCC and the road is just about 10 kilometres completed. Why pay toll when our money is being spent on our road?
9.       The sluggishness of the road expansion project and the competence of the contractor are issues to be challenged. It took two years to expand the road from Falomo to Mobil Bridge, another two years from Mobil to Admiralty Way and now two years from Admiralty to Chevron. For a 49 kilometre road, it is doubtful if it can ever be completed. Why collect toll on an uncompleted project?
10.     Considering the huge resources generated by Lagos State from the Lekki/Eti-Osa, Ibeju and Epe axis, there should be more of government presence in these local governments by way of infrastructure. Presently, there is no major higher institution, no standard government hospital, no transport subsidy by way of BRT, no water scheme, no court rooms, no central market, NOTHING AT ALL? What then is the responsibility of government, when it has totally abandoned the people of the Lekki/Eti-Osa axis?
11.     The idea of fencing people out of their ancestral homes is alien to our culture and heritage. Fencing has killed and paralysed most businesses in the Lekki/Eti-Osa axis. As it is clear to us all now, the fences have all been contracted out for advertisement, some of them in motion pictures, jeopardising our very safety while driving on the road.
12.     There is a case in court against the tolling project. We are under a democratic system that guarantees respect for the rule of law. The governor of Lagos State is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Lagos State and LCC should wait for the court to decide on the issue of tolling. We must respect the due process of law. Government cannot be provoking its own citizens to lawlessness, because if government cannot abide by the rule of law, how does it expect its citizens to comply?



OUR DEMANDS:

1.       We reject tolling in its entirety. If government must toll roads, let it start from Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi, in front of the residence of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Bode Thomas Street, Surulere in the constituency of the Governor Fashola. Our money was used to build these roads.
2.       We reject fencing. Berlin Wall collapsed many decades ago. We cannot be turned to slaves and prisoners in our own environment.

ACTION:

Come out en masse on Saturday, December 17, 2011 for a protest march to the Admiralty Circle Toll Plaza and Chevron Toll Plaza. We will occupy it and remain there until the government agrees to cancel tolling and fencing.

The struggle continues, our victory is certain.
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Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 9:56am On Dec 16, 2011
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Sorry l missed ur call. Couldnt call back as ur number is hidden. Pls call back or text ur number.
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Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 10:43am On Dec 12, 2011
obi_truth:

i saw the pics you sent to my email. I will call you tomorrow and we finalize man. am more serious than you think, thanks brother. obi

OK. Still waiting for ur call.
Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 12:56pm On Dec 11, 2011
I've got new photos but NL wont allow me post cause they're too large. Will email them to you if you drop ur e-mail address here.
Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 8:55am On Dec 11, 2011
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Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 8:04am On Dec 11, 2011
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Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 7:50pm On Dec 10, 2011
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Still waiting for the lucky buyer.
Autos / Re: ***~~~PRICE REDUCED: CHRYSLER PACIFICA New Pix Posted (1.320)***~~~ by Nicols(m): 12:42pm On Dec 09, 2011
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