Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has accused the Governorship candidate of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, of tax evasion by owing the state over N1.6 million in Land Use charges for four years just as the governor praised his administration’s foresight in enthroning effective tax regime in the state.Fashola, who disclosed this Wednesday in Lagos at the state’s 8th Annual Taxation Stakeholders’ Conference, organised by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), warned Lagosians to beware of a tax evader aspiring to be their next governor.
On how the debt was incurred, the governor explained that Agbaje refused to pay Land Use charges for his business outfit, JK Pharmacy, from 2009 to 2012.
His words: “The Land Use charge is ground rents and tenement rate that we have consolidated together for tax administration. These are the aggregate of the money that constitute income to our state. Now, I want to tell you about the candidate that wants to take my job because you are going to vote next month. He has deceived you for eight years that he was in Democratic Party Alliance (DPA), whereas he was an agent of PDP.He runs a business called JK Pharmacy. It is at No 9, Randle Close, Apapa. JK Pharmacy has not paid Land Use charge for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He paid in 2013 and 2014, I think as election was close. They are owing this government, they are owing our state N1,639, 064.62. Now, do the mathematics. How many books would that money have bought in our schools? How many drugs will it have provided in the hospitals? How many children of the poor that candidate said are failures in schools, because he was complaining that we spent only 3 per cent on primary education.
Hmn, expecting a reply from the PDP or Jimi Agbaje on this matter. The elections are drawing near!
you see what I am saying... all our politicians are comedians.... I under stand that JK was given a tax clearance certificate by the Lagos state commissioner of ...polithinking!!! what a way to fight back... because Agbaje said Fashola spent 3% on education... last time Fashola said Agbaje is too old to rule Lagos state... forgetting that his party is fielding an older man as presidential aspirant.. let this polimedians mind their statement before they commit political hara-kiri in the name of bringing an opponents down.. God help them.. and save Nigeria from them
ReplyDeleteThis is political jagbanties, no wonder they said all politicians are lies, even though this is true, what has the State Govt done to get it paid, NOTHING, now that election is getting nearer, they are bringing up all the rubbish, TOO LATE MAN
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