Lagos setback, outrageous off-street fee – Onitiri
Lagos-based socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has condemned the Lagos State Government for allegedly enacting a law allowing the Lagos Parking Authority to charge 'outrageous' permit fees for off-street (off-street) parking, calling on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to request the Lagos State Legislative Assembly to immediately revoke or revise the law for the greater good of the citizens of the state .
Onitiri said on Sunday that parking permit fees were out of step with the country's economic realities, adding that paying such an outrageous fee would further improve the people the government claimed to serve, especially homeowners who paid already annual principles and land rates at the Lagos State Government.
Lagos Parking Authority, in letters to landlords and organisations, was asking them N80,000 for one space, N240,000 for three spaces, plus N50,000 non-refundable administration/processing fee for the setback parking (off street) from owners and professional organizations.
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According to him, the introduction of backing up/off-street parking by the state government at this time is the height of insensitivity to people's aspirations and sufferings, as it would cause house rents to skyrocket and offices.
The social critic questioned whether parking fees were replacing housing rates, pointing out that "parking is unfair because many homeowners live in their homes without renting them. Shouldn't they park their vehicles at their homes? ?"
He pointed out that even if the government wanted to levy such a fee, it should be very minimal and not the type of exorbitant fee demanded by the Lagos Parking Authority from many landlords and landlords who were struggling to make ends meet or organizations struggling to pay their staff salaries.
Onitiri warned the government not to push the people against the wall, but to make laws with a human face and called on Governor Sanwo-Olu to speed up action on repairs to the Apongbon flyover road as it was causing much inconvenience to Lagosians plying the road.
“We call on our young governor to face governance and set aside politics. The people of Lagos will judge you on the quality of service you render to them by 2023,” Onitiri concluded.
Lagos-based socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has condemned the Lagos State Government for allegedly enacting a law allowing the Lagos Parking Authority to charge 'outrageous' permit fees for off-street (off-street) parking, calling on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to request the Lagos State Legislative Assembly to immediately revoke or revise the law for the greater good of the citizens of the state .
Onitiri said on Sunday that parking permit fees were out of step with the country's economic realities, adding that paying such an outrageous fee would further improve the people the government claimed to serve, especially homeowners who paid already annual principles and land rates at the Lagos State Government.
Lagos Parking Authority, in letters to landlords and organisations, was asking them N80,000 for one space, N240,000 for three spaces, plus N50,000 non-refundable administration/processing fee for the setback parking (off street) from owners and professional organizations.
ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
According to him, the introduction of backing up/off-street parking by the state government at this time is the height of insensitivity to people's aspirations and sufferings, as it would cause house rents to skyrocket and offices.
The social critic questioned whether parking fees were replacing housing rates, pointing out that "parking is unfair because many homeowners live in their homes without renting them. Shouldn't they park their vehicles at their homes? ?"
He pointed out that even if the government wanted to levy such a fee, it should be very minimal and not the type of exorbitant fee demanded by the Lagos Parking Authority from many landlords and landlords who were struggling to make ends meet or organizations struggling to pay their staff salaries.
Onitiri warned the government not to push the people against the wall, but to make laws with a human face and called on Governor Sanwo-Olu to speed up action on repairs to the Apongbon flyover road as it was causing much inconvenience to Lagosians plying the road.
“We call on our young governor to face governance and set aside politics. The people of Lagos will judge you on the quality of service you render to them by 2023,” Onitiri concluded.
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