Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) don turn fire back on former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar after e drop wetin dem fit call hot gist concerning the appointment of Xpress Payments Solutions Limited. The man don dey blow trumpet say dem quietly appoint Xpress Payments to collect TSA revenue, and he call am na ‘the return of revenue cartel wey don disturb Lagos.’
Atiku yarn say this one fit turn Nigeria from republic into private holding company wey small group go dey control. Na serious matter wey he miss dey shake table, but FIRS no gree for that level as dem quickly respond say wetin Atiku talk na ‘incorrect, misleading’ and say e no suppose turn administrative matter into political matter.
Aderonke Atoyebi, wey be technical assistant to FIRS Chairman for media, come clear the air say FIRS dey operate multi-channel system wey no allow any private company take monopoly for revenue collection. ‘No private entity don get any exclusive gateway,’ she talk, as she dey clear wetin dey happen.
She further break am down, say dem get several platforms like Quickteller, Remita, Etranzact, Flutterwave plus XpressPay joining the crew to make tax payment easy for everybody. E mean say no provider fit control the whole revenue matter, and every payment go dey go直接 into the Federation Account without any wahala.
Atoyebi come add say PSSPs wey dem go dey use no fit collect revenue for themselves and no dey earn processing fee based on wetin dem collect. E mean say every kobo wey taxpayers dey pay go directly enter government pocket without passing through any middle men.
As e be, Atiku don dey kritikal about government revenue plans, but FIRS dey encourage everyone to keep mind straight and no let political jaga-jaga interfere with how tax system dey operate. Atoyebi emphasize say the national tax reform wey dey happen na serious business and e go help better Nigeria economy if dem fit take am serious without political yarns wey fit confuse people.
Wetin dey happen no suppose dey turn to political arena where everybody dey throw shade. E go better make dem fit focus on administration and revenue matters wey na wetin suppose matter. At the end of the day, wahala or no wahala, wetin we all want na better collection system wey go fit work for everybody.
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