Iyabo Ojo Challenges Lagos Government's N18 Million Tax Claim

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has called out the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, regarding an alleged tax demand of N18 million.

The Live News reports that on Monday, June 5, 2023, Iyabo Ojo received a letter from the Lagos State Government. The letter stated that she owed N7,376,000.00 in taxes for 2022 and N11,264,092 in back taxes for the 2021 tax year, warning that failure to comply could result in imprisonment.

In response, the Nollywood star took to her Instagram story live to provide evidence of tax payments made for her personal and brand businesses.

The actress also questioned the rationale for such high personal income taxes and the lack of transparency in the computation procedure.

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“How much do they even pay an actress, and how much do they pay us per set? How many movies do I do in a year now?

“That’s because they do not pay well. Okay, as an actress or an influencer, how do they come up with these prices that they charge? How do they come up with such an outrageous fee because the amount is too much?”

“Omo, the tax I pay, I don’t think you pay it. You come to my office in Lekki, and I will bring out everything for you to see. So it is not that I don’t pay tax, but you cannot charge me such an outrageous amount,” she lamented.

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Earlier, she had shared the picture of the bill on her Instagram page, while calling out Lagos state government. She said: “@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 wanted 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?’

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Iyabo Ojo also expressed her disappointment with the government, questioning what they have done for her.

She stated, “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.”

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