Admin l Tuesday, March 13, 2018
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – Human rights group, comprising Committee for Defence of Human Rights(CDHR) and members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA have embarked on long walk from the old secretariat and are currently walking to Alausa where they will formerly vent thier rage on recent review of land use charge in Lagos.
The NBA, Ikeja last week gave the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode 7-days ultimatum to reverse recent increment in the tax but failure of the governor to reverse the tax has forced them on the street.
The group who embarked on the long walk as early as 9.am armed themselves with banner with inscription, ” Ambode Stop this oppressive Land Use Charge; We say no to double taxation; We say no to insensitive government policies and don’t kill Lagosians with tax”, also distributed flyers on the way to Alausa, werein they demonised the governor, inserting two horns on his forehead.
The group also went ahead to give reasons why the land use charge should not be allowed to come into effect in the first place. According to the group: “Ambode’s satanic taxes will cause hyper inflation; Ambode satanic taxes will cause plenty of job loses; Ambode’s Satanis taxes will increase crime and insecurity; Ambode’s Satanic taxes will increase government corruption, diversion of funds and embezzlement; Ambode’s satanic taxes will increase ungr and homelessness in Lagos; Ambode’s satanic taxes will destroy Lagos State”, they said in their flyers.
Submitting their protest letters, to the lawmakers, after gaining access, NBA Ikeja Chairman, Mr. Adeshina Ogunlana, warned that the Branch with the support of Lagosians would be forced to approach the Court, if Governor Ambode and the State Assembly refused to do the needful.
Reacting, Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr. Sania Agunbiade, assured the protesters that their protest letters would be given adequate consideration and that all their concerns would be looked into.
