The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that no individual or group is exempt from paying taxes in Abuja, insisting that no tax evader will escape accountability.
Wike made the assertion on Thursday while delivering the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
The lecture, titled “The Nigeria of Our Dreams,” focused on the traits of effective leadership, with Wike emphasizing the importance of courage and demonstrable capacity.
He reiterated his commitment to enforcing tax compliance across the FCT, stressing that the era of impunity and selective enforcement is over.
According to him, “Leadership is not about you liking someone, it is about you been courageous to take decision that will help us(Nigeria) to move forward.
“I am not the first Minister of FCT, no poor man lives in Maitama, Wuse Two, Asokoro, all are rich men. No poor man does business Central business area. They say they are untouchable, I say No!”
“I will touch you, if the right thing is not done, that is leadership, they didn’t appointed me as a minister for beauty contest. Mention one poor man that has house in Maitama, all rich men, they don’t want to pay tax, you will pay it. You will pay, if you don’t pay, I will touch you and heaven will not fall, but rather be at peace.”
Wike insisted that right thing must be done to move the country forward and followers including the opposition must rally round leaders in time of challenges in resolving them, rather than calumny criticism.
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