Tax evasion: Agbaje accuses Fashola, APC of desperation

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(Nigeria) Mr. Jimi Agbaje, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expresses surprise at the rather personal and unprovoked attack against his person by Governor Babatunde Fashola, who during a programme, where he accused him (Agbaje) of defaulting in paying Land Use charge.
Mr Felix Oboagwina, Agbaje’s Campaign Director in a statement, said “Just in January, the Commissioner for Finance sent a personal letter to Mr. Agbaje, commending him for his faithfulness in payment of taxes relating to his residence.
“It is a curious contradiction that several days later, the governor himself would express sentiments clearly in contradiction to the spirit and letter of that voluntary and unsolicited commendation from the state.
“Are they feeling the heat of Agbaje and PDP’s impending victory in the state, or how does one explain this recourse to personal attacks recently embarked upon by chieftains of APC?
“Although he founded JayKay Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Agbaje left the directorship of the company in 2006, and this is on record with the state. He is no longer involved in the running of the company. And today, he is not even an Executive Director.
“We have a letter signed by Ayo Gbeleyi, Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, where Agbaje received commendations for fulfilling his tax obligations.
“The letter from the Ministry says: “A review of our payment records from 2011 shows that you have been consistent with the payment of Land Use Charge on the above property (Agbaje’s residence in Apapa).
“The Lagos State Government wishes to express its appreciation to you on your consistent fulfilment of your civil responsibility and your singular contribution towards the development of the state. We look forward to your continued cooperation in this regard.”
“It will be recalled that the governor only about two weeks ago said that Agbaje was too old to be governor, although the PDP candidate is only 57. This fresh outburst amounts to another futile attempt at mudslinging by a desperado group that is up against a formidable opponent, and it has only succeeded in staining the source. Lagosians should be wary of APC and its bag of tricks,” he added.


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