Land use charge protest: Why we didn’t join, NBA Ikorodu explains

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu Branch Chairman, Mr. Levi Adikwaone, has said other branches of the association in Lagos State did not join the Ikeja Branch-led protest against the Land Use Charge (LUC) because they opted for dialogue.  Adikwaone who spoke at a media parley, said the branches were opposed to the new tax regime […]

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikorodu Branch Chairman, Mr. Levi Adikwaone, has said other branches of the association in Lagos State did not join the Ikeja Branch-led protest against the Land Use Charge (LUC) because they opted for dialogue.

 Adikwaone who spoke at a media parley, said the branches were opposed to the new tax regime introduced by the state.

He said while NBA Ikeja chose to stage a walk to protest the new tax regime, the Lagos, Ikorodu, Badagry and Epe branches opted for dialogue with the government because they were autonomous of one another.

He said on the day of the protest, chairmen of NBA branches met with the state attorney general in the evening, with some senior lawyers, including Femi Falana (SAN), Dele Adesina (SAN), Olaleke Yussuf (SAN), among others, and that they all condemned the circumstances that brought the LUC and applauded the right of Ikeja NBA to protest.

He said they agreed on the need to suspend the implementation of the LUC and suggested palliatives to cushion the effect of the harsh environment. 

The state government was also advised to key into recovery of looted funds in the state.