Aba traders can't be paying N3.1bn annually amid economic hardship - Ikonne tackles Gov Otti

Hardship vs heavy taxes: How Gov Otti’s ₦3.1bn levy could kill Aba’s hustle spirit

Aba traders resist N3.1bn levies as Ikonne tackles Gov Otti, warning of deepening hardship for Abia business owners and political risks for the governor.

Aba traders can't be paying N3.1bn annually amid economic hardship - Ikonne tackles Gov Otti

Prince Paul Ikonne, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, has criticised the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, for forcing Aba traders to pay N3.1 billion yearly as tax despite economic hardship. Ikonne disclosed this in a statement through his spokesperson, Ujo Justice, on Wednesday. He said Otti’s heavy tax policies have put Aba, the country’s commercial hub, on the verge of collapse. According to him, traders in Aba who previously pa…

Reverse Abia's New Tax Regime, It's Stifling Businesses, Ikonne Tells Gov Otti

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Paul Ikonne, has condemned what he described as the unbearable hardship being meted out to traders in Aba, a commercial hub of the State, by Governor Alex Otti’s administration through a new tax regime. He called on Otti to immediately reverse the ‘inhumane’ tax regime, respect the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with traders, deliver visible and people-oriented governance inste…