The 2023 Lagos gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has rejected the recent tax reforms, asserting that taxes without accountability are a form of tyranny.
Responding to a netizen on X (formerly Twitter) who accused him of avoiding tax, Rhodes-Vivour explained that taxation is important for improving Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio.
“A functioning state needs resources, and taxation is how modern governments fund development, infrastructure, and social services,” he acknowledged.
“However, when those taxes fund the outlandish vanities of the ruling class, it destroys the social contract and turns citizens into working slaves,” he stressed, describing this as unacceptable.
Rhodes-Vivour argued that for the government to demand more, it must first show how it has managed the resources it already collects.
He further stated that the government cannot claim to have saved trillions from subsidy removal and not many meaningful, people-centric projects or programs can be pointed to.
“Again, I maintain my stand that taxes without accountability are nothing but tyranny,” he added.
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