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Buhari Wants to Tax Nigerians to Death – Fayose

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: November 30, 2016
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Governor of Ekiti State has lambasted the  President Mohammadu Buhari led federal government for over-taxing Nigerians.

 

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FayoseGovernor of Ekiti State has lambasted the  President Mohammadu Buhari led federal government for over-taxing Nigerians.The governor called on Nigerians to “resist any attempt to impose new taxes on them.”

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The governor called on Nigerians to “resist any attempt to impose new taxes on them.”

Fayose described the federal government’s plan to increase the cost of data as wicked, adding that “Most Nigerians are still alive today because they are kept busy by their access to social media.

He hailed the Senate for directing the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to suspend the planned increment, saying; “The government must be sensitive to the plight of the people. Today, despite all the taxes and increments in services rendered by federal government agencies, minimum wage has remained at N18, 000 while millions of jobs have been lost. Do they want Nigerians to pay with their blood?”

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In a statement  issued in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said “If the only way the federal government believes it can take Nigeria out of recession is to impose obnoxious taxes that will further impoverish the people, the federal government is not being fair to Nigerians.”

He said; “Under 20 months of Buhari’s government, petrol price was increased from N87 to N145 per litre, kerosene; diesel and gas price was increased, electricity tariff was increased, N50 stamp duty was introduced on bank customers, 9% tax for the use of communication services like calls, SMS, MMS and data usage from telecommunication service providers; internet service providers and Pay TV Stations.

“Is this government out to tax Nigerians to death?”he queried

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