Kunle Adeleye
The Lagos State Government has given Iyabo Ojo, a prominent Nollywood actress, seven days to pay N18,640,092.00 in personal income tax or face jail time.
In a letter to the actress, the Lagos government accused her of owing N7,376,000.00 in taxes for the fiscal year 2022 and N11,264,092 in back taxes for the fiscal year 2021.
Iyabo Ojo responded to the letter on Monday, criticizing the technique used to calculate what she described as an outrageous tax bill.
“@jidesanwoolu @lagosstategovt, please, how do you people come up with these outrageous personal income taxes you send on a daily basis?” she said on Instagram, alongside a photo of the bill.
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“After paying various types of taxes for one’s business, house, and everything…. you still come up with this huge amount and give me 7 days to pay up, lol.”
“The last time you 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 you did not respond to my letter, because you want me to pay you an outrageous amount that I do not have, make me go thief ni?” ‘How can you people come up with such absurd bills?’ I ask again.
“What have you ever done as a government for me?” NOTHING. If you insist, you are welcome to come and shut down my business, arrest, jail, or kill me; we shall all die one day.”
