I Recieve Threaths Over Tax Reform Implementation — Oyedele

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, on Tuesday, raised the alarm over threats to his life following the implementation of far-reaching tax reforms.

That was as Vice President Kashim Shettima charged Nigerian public servants to embrace selflessness, discipline, and excellence as the surest path to building enduring legacies in governance.

Shettima stressed that true service required sacrifice, consistency, and strong character.

They both spoke in Abuja at a governance colloquium organised to mark the 50th birthday of Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, and Head of the Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU), Hajiya Hadiza Bala Usman.

Trying to douse tension over the new tax laws, Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, called on Nigerians to support the tax reform laws introduced by President Bola Tinubu, describing the reform as critical for sustainable national development. He spoke on Tuesday in Kaduna.

Oyedele said tax reforms were particularly difficult because they touched vested interests, compounded by low trust in government, weak tax culture, and limited visibility of fiscal exchange.

“Reforms are hard, and tax reforms are even harder. You need courage. I receive threats simply for trying to fix a broken system,” he said, adding that Nigeria’s tax revenues remaid abysmally low compared to peer countries, making reforms inevitable.

He urged Nigerians who understood and supported reforms to speak up, warning that silence allows negative narratives to dominate public discourse.

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