The Government of Lagos State has commenced its sensitization and awareness campaign on Land Use Charge matters for property owners in Lagos Island, Lagos Island East, Eti-Osa, Ikoyi Obalende, Iru Victoria Island and Eti-Osa East Local Government/Local Council Development Areas in the state.
According to a statement on Wednesday, It’s part of efforts to inform and educate key stakeholders on the importance of the payment of Land Use Charge as well as to seek valuable feedback from residents.
Mr Hundogan Temitope, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, said the aim of the programme was to encourage property owners to pay their land use charge bill for the development of the state.
Temitope affirmed there was an urgent need to improve the internally generated revenue of the government to meet the huge infrastructural projects across the State.
He said, “The Land Use Charge taxes are an integral source of internally generated revenue for the state government which is used for the provision of socio-economic infrastructure and amenities.”
Citing the recent Blue Line rail transport system which has now begun commercial operations, Temitope stressed that the development of any society is anchored on the adherence of its residents to the payment of their taxes.
He however frowned on the “untoward behavior of some property owners who deny officials access to their properties” and appealed to them to “kindly cooperate with the state government by allowing officials designated to distribute bills to do their jobs without any attack.”
Speaking, Mrs Kikelomo Bolarinwa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development, said that the sensitization is to enable the government to ensure compliance on the payment of Land Use Charge bills, adding that the payment is for the infrastructural development of the state.
