News Investigators Oyo State Government has refuted viral online post suggesting it has concluded plans to impose tax on some social activities, such as burial, naming and wedding ceremonies.
A statement on Thursday in Ibadan by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Dotun Oyelade urged members of the public to discountenance the viral post.
Mr Oyelade said the post was a calculation of the opposition to malign the state government.
According to him, any official statement of such will have the ‘revenue code’ for payment of any tax or levy and must statutorily have the signature of the Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Board.
“None of these conditions have been fulfilled in the viral post.
“Equally important is the address, which must read OYO STATE INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICE , which was clearly absent in the mischievous post,”he said.
The commissioner reiterated that as the next elections draw nearer, various tactics would be adopted by politicians to mar the enviable achievements of Seyi Makinde’s administration in the last seven years.
He also cautioned bloggers and other news outlets against spreading unverified information, urging them to always confirm their stories before publication.
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