Governor Adams Oshiomhole
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that as a way of getting out the present economic crisis caused by the crash in the price of crude oil, Nigeria must return to its strict tax policy which was applicable before the oil boom of the 70s.
The Governor also said that nobody was above taxation as even the President and Governors pay their taxes, adding that government at all level must deepen their Internally generated Revenue base as it obtains in developed countries of the world.
Oshiomhole who spoke during a visit to his office by Course 24 participants of the National Defence College, on a study tour of Edo State, yesterday in Benin City, said, “central to every debate on every country with mature democracy is the issue of tax payment. We have to find the courage to be firm and just and we have to give commensurate service.
“When I was growing up, the only thing we had was the Local Government Authority Primary school and everybody who was up to 18 years and above paid a fixed tax. When villagers met at the village square to discuss and you made a bold statement, another villager would challenge telling you to shut up because you have not paid your tax. He will tell you, don’t talk where men are talking because you have not paid your tax, that you are not a man.
Governor Adams Oshiomhole
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that as a way of getting out the present economic crisis caused by the crash in the price of crude oil, Nigeria must return to its strict tax policy which was applicable before the oil boom of the 70s.
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that as a way of getting out the present economic crisis caused by the crash in the price of crude oil, Nigeria must return to its strict tax policy which was applicable before the oil boom of the 70s.
The Governor also said that nobody was above taxation as even the President and Governors pay their taxes, adding that government at all level must deepen their Internally generated Revenue base as it obtains in developed countries of the world.
Oshiomhole who spoke during a visit to his office by Course 24 participants of the National Defence College, on a study tour of Edo State, yesterday in Benin City, said, “central to every debate on every country with mature democracy is the issue of tax payment. We have to find the courage to be firm and just and we have to give commensurate service.
“When I was growing up, the only thing we had was the Local Government Authority Primary school and everybody who was up to 18 years and above paid a fixed tax. When villagers met at the village square to discuss and you made a bold statement, another villager would challenge telling you to shut up because you have not paid your tax. He will tell you, don’t talk where men are talking because you have not paid your tax, that you are not a man.
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