Thread by @WaleMicaiah

UNAUTHORIZED TAXMASTERS & LAGOS LEAKAGES - Transportation scenario.

During the week I used the popular Keke (Tricycle) in an out of office journey, as usual I will ask the rider to take only me so I could have some conversation around his trade.

/1

Not long after we started our journey and agreed on the fare, he asked for permission to stop and make a payment.

So I asked what the payment was for, he said "that's how they collect it ooo".

How much did you pay?

He said N300.00.

Then I asked for the receipt which he gave.

I asked if this is all he pays daily, he answered "No, that it was the 4th payment making N1,000 daily".

I requested for the receipts, take a look:

Iru Victoria Island: N300

NURTW: N100

Iru Victoria Island Local Govt: N100

Oniru Axis, Iru Victoria Island: N100

While the receipt totalled N600, the rider confirmed that was not what he paid.

For those three receipts with N100 each, making N300, he had already paid N700 before I boarded and the last payment was the N300.

So, the rider pays N1,000 daily and that for Monday - Friday.

One rider on VI, pays N5,000/week & that's at least N20,000/month.

The questions are:

How many Keke riders are on VI?

Who are these collectors?

What's the benefit of NURTW?

How much goes to the Lagos State Govt?

How many Keke's make these payments daily and to whose purse.