Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has continued to battle trolls on social media following her face-off with the Lagos State government which has ordered her to pay the sum of N18,640,092.00 in personal income tax within seven days or face jail. RipplesNigeria reports.
In a letter sent to the actress on Monday, the Lagos State government accused her of owing N7,376,000.00 tax for the year 2022 and N11,264,092 in back taxes for the 2021 tax year.Information Guide Nigeria
While responding to the letter sent to her by LASG, the actress who openly supported Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) condemned the yardstick used to determine what she described as an exorbitant tax bill she received from the state government.JAMB Result
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Iyabo Ojo was forced to share a picture of the letter on her Instagram page with a message which reads thus; “@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?’NYSC Portal
“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.”
