“I never said that.”
Here is the evidence for every quote Nigeria’s presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala denied saying in his appearance on Head to Head with @mehdirhasan.
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@RealQueenBee__@BwalaDaniel Daniel Bwala did you check the meaning of head to head? Head-to-head" refers to a direct competition, comparison, or confrontation between two people, teams, or entities, he just showed you that you lack credibility, how could you lie like that now! Why!? Why!!? Why!!!?
I know some people still don’t get the danger of this dubious tax reform. so let me break it down.
Yes, workers’ taxes were reduced.
Yes, low-income earners won’t pay income tax.
Yes, some taxes were reduced and consolidated.
But here’s the blindspot.
The money government “removed” will be collected back through sales tax.
Almost everything you buy except basic necessities will now be taxed.
Something you used to buy for ₦5,000 will now cost ₦7,000 because of tax.
Now multiply that extra ₦2,000 by how many times you buy that item in a year.
You will end up paying more than the income tax they claimed to reduce.
And let’s be honest about Nigeria.
Once taxes increase, everything becomes expensive.
Even sellers of tax-exempt goods will raise prices and blame taxes.
Does this government have a real system to control price gouging?
We all know they dont.
Now to the most painful part: the politicians.
When this bill was first introduced, I supported it because it included a pathway for accountability.
Derivation was increased.
Revenue sharing was tied to productivity.
Unproductive politicians were supposed to feel the pressure.
But they went behind our backs and removed the accountability part.
They kept the part where citizens pay more, and dumped the part where leaders are forced to perform.
So what does that mean?
We will keep paying taxes.
Governors will keep collecting money.
And there will still be no accountability.
Corporations will hire tax experts and legally dodge most of this.
The system is broken we know that.
So who really pays?
You and me.
We’ll struggle to afford things we used to buy easily.
Politicians won’t feel it at all because their revenue has increased from our taxes.
Who does that?
If you still don’t understand after this, I honestly can’t help you.
The tax reform might just be the spark we need for a revolution that will dethrone every corrupt politician, down to local government chairmen in this country.
The government can’t hold ordinary network providers accountable.
A few days ago, the president tweeted about how they are working hard to open the nation up for international investment and collaboration, but the ones already present here can’t be held accountable by the government.
Nigeria’s irresponsible government constantly reminds you that you’re in a third-world country…
My house is freaking close to the airport the gateway to the fucking nation, for God’s sake, and none of these three useless networks are working: @GloWorld, @MTNNG, @AirtelNigeria—and even the so-called FiberX suddenly shut down for more than 3 days.
And we’re looking to borrow another 20 trillion? Omo
Nigerians, wake up…
@ROZ_BIAFRAARMY If you can say this about your fellow brother I know for sure you are totally empty, how can you unleash wickedness and pain on your people, and some idiots still follow you! I laugh 😂😂😂😂
@KarounwiAdini@m_keji They oppose islam because of people like you who are extremists, how can you invite people to come and radicalise people and you expect to be applauded, your tone is even extreme imagine the language "how dare you" don't be unfortunate!
@MezieAbia@NigeriaStories That's why we are where we are, the stupidity of the black man, when an irresponsible government benefiting is you for now, you forget that it will pass and one day the benefit will end, and you will be back with us, that is if we still have a country smh