Government must interact with the tax payer.
Gbemile Oluwatosin
"Why will someone say that the media are not helping matter in preaching tax, when the government are planning to be taxing me for sinking borehole in my house I built myself, TheCable, CEO, Simon Kolawole" noted this at the 8th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series.
The lecture was held in Ikeja, in celebrating Professor Wole Soyinka's 82 birthday ceremony, the lecture titled Tax education, national development and the seminal role of the media, while the past president Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Mrs Adebimpe Balogun noted that tax should be review for the people to see what they are actually paying for.
Mrs Balogun , noted that journalists should do investigative reportage on tax payment, and ask necessary questions.
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| Speaker of the event, Mrs Adebimpe Balogun |
Also, Abubakar Jimoh in his reaction said that what are the mechanism of paying tax? Enough of civil responsibilities, what are the government responsibilities? Are government also prosecuted for not paying tax too?
Our photo-reporter has the photo splash of the event which captures top news editors and journalists in the industry, such the Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Gbemiga Ogunleye, Ace Photo Lecture, Mr Boye Ola and Mr Gbile among others dignitaries.
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| Mr Femi Adeniran asking questions |
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| Mrs, Abimbola Junaid asking question |
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| Coordinator, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka giving vote of thanks. |
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| Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye |
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| TVC Reporter, Ijasan Sharon, Simon Ateba and Gbemile Oluwatosin |
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| CEO, TheCable, Simon Kolawole, and Eye-Communication Photographer, Gbemile Oluwatosin |
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