My people, e don dey hot for tax matter as Catholic bishops for Ibadan don yarn serious gist. Dem don urge Federal Government make dem no just dey throw tax wahala on top people wey dey suffer already.
This one na as dem meet for Jubilee Conference Centre for Ibadan, wey dey Oyo State, and dem no fit hide their concern. Dem talk say if this new tax reform wey President Bola Tinubu don sign no get human face, e go make life harder for many Nigerians wey dey japa already from hardship.
As dem put am for communiqué, dem talk say dem sabi say government wan make tax system better, but na di way wey dem dey carry am out dey cause palava for ground. Many people, especially for the lower class, dey vex, dey fear say dem no go fit survive di new taxes.
Dem advise say make the government ensure say fairness and transparency follow the koko. Make dem allow di most vulnerable ones find their balance before dem go full ground with this new tax wahala. No be small tin, e mean say make dem show people love no be just dey collect money.
Things wey dey happen left and right dey show say if dem no take am easy, e fit make injustice dey increase, and as dem tell am, e fit spark social wahala wey go small fit turn big fire.
Meanwhile, these bishops no just stop for tax matter alone. Dem don dey look di whole nigeria socio-economic wahala wey dey ground. Dem don hammer on how government suppose carry di load wey dey ground. Dem call for better healthcare, roads wey no go be like war front, and security wey go make sense for all of us.
Dem talk say di health workers wey dey strike don put many Nigerians for wahala, and na serious tin wey require urgent attention. As dem talk am, dem use ‘tragic’ and ‘unacceptable’ to describe di situation, say anybody wey no respond dey like sey dem no get heart for di people.
Even for road matter, dem no gree hear word as dem describe di major roads wey dey connect city for South-West as base wey dey pathetic. Dem exclaim say some federal and state ministries dey perform below expectation, despite say reform dey happen. Na wetin we go tell dem be say make dem shine their eyes and do di right tin.
As shepherds of soul, dem solemnly call on all Nigerians make we no lose hope. Dem carry come say prayer alone no go do am, say make we combine well with hard work and wey dem call responsible citizenship. Prayer plus work, na wetin we go use take build Nigeria wey we go fit call our own.
Na so dem end di communiqué, with encouragement make we no dey let negativity enter our minds. Na our country we sabi, so we go get am better together.
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