Famous Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has come back to battle social media trolls following her encounter with the Lagos State government which has ordered her to pay N18,640,092.00 in personal income tax within seven days or go to jail.
In a recent letter sent to the actress, the Lagos State government accused her of owing N7,376,000.00 tax for the year 2022 and N11,264,092 in unpaid taxes for the 2021 tax year.
While responding to the letter, Iyabo, who openly supported Labour Party’s Peter Obi condemned the yardstick used in determining what she labelled as an exorbitant tax bill from the state government.
She shared a picture of the letter on her Instagram page and wrote: “@jidesanwoolu @lagosstategovt, 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 & 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 no 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 thief ni? I ask again, ‘How do you people come up with such outrageous bills?’
“What have you people ever done for me as a government? NOTHING. Since you guys insist, You can gladly come and close down my business, arrest me, jail me, or kill me for all I care, we all will die one day.”
Online trolls reacted to her comments and reminded her of her support for Peter Obi. Iyabo however fired back at them in another post saying she will not succumb to tribal bigots.
She wrote: “I stand & re stand obediently on my beliefs….. I can never be pressured nor shaken ……. I will never bow down to tribal bigots…. I want a better Nigeria, i don’t care whose ego gets bruised…. we cannot all believe in the same thing
“I see no tribe. I only see my country, I’m a Nigerian…. I am not afraid of death, for that is inevitable…
I will never be afraid to air my opinion, for that is my right….
“I have no enemies, We may not all believe in the same course, we may not see things the same way but you’re not my enemy bcos at the end of the day, either, good or bad.. we’re in it together …. we’re all citizens of Nigeria…….
“I have empathy for my country & not for stomach infrastructure……. If after 8 years Nigeria has a renewed hope, then my beliefs may change, but till then, I obediently stand on my beliefs ….. if you didn’t make me, you can’t break me, you can take the body but never my soul.”
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