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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo has criticised the Lagos State Government over what she described as outrageous taxes levied against her.
Ojo, who lamented bitterly, vowed not to pay any further taxes to the state government, saying the government has asked her to pay over N7 million for personal income tax.
She took to her Instagram page to vent her anger, insisting that the government was trying to kill her business and frustrate her out of business with taxes.
The mother of two further disclosed that she had once gone to Lagos State of Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) to declare what she earns, adding that the government has refused to respond to her letter because they want her to pay the outrageous amount that she doesn’t have.
“Governor Jide Sanwo-Olu please, how do you people come up with these outrageous personal income taxes you send on a daily basis.
“After paying for different types of taxes for one’s businesses, house and all, you still come up with all this huge amount and give me 7 days to pay up, lol. Last time, you people asked me to come to your office, I came, you asked me to explain and declare what I earn, which I did with my tax consultant, but noooooooooooooo you did not respond to my letter, because you want me to pay you an outrageous amount that I do not have, make i go theif ni? I ask again, “How do you people come up with such outrageous bills.”
“I don’t know how much you think I get paid. Hence, your team will come up with this conclusion.
“What have you people ever done for me as a government? NOTHING!! I have single-handedly raised my kids and others without a dime of support from the government but you feel so entitled to reaping 100 per cent from a business you didn’t build.
“I have worked and still working tirelessly to survive in this country without the support of government but you sit in your office and come up with outrageous bills to sniff life out of one’s business.
“You can come and close down my business, arrest me, jail me and kill me for all I care. We will all die one day and I will never be afraid of what will be everyone’s fate. What I don’t have, I cannot give. I have no FEAR,” she wrote.
Lagos State Government had asked the actress to pay N18,640,092.00 as personal income tax within seven days.
It said Ojo has a tax liability of N7,376,000.00 for the year 2022 and an outstanding liability of N11,264,092 for 2021 income year.
