PRP condemns FIRS-France tax agreement, warns of sovereignty risks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : According to the PRP, ceding tax data control to external actors undermines economic independence and policy autonomy.
54% : Bello urged the National Assembly to urgently enact data-sovereignty safeguards before the commencement of the new tax regime in January 2026 and to investigate the Xpress Payment appointment.
54% : In reaction, the FIRS has defended the MoU, describing it as a standard international cooperation framework centred on advisory support, knowledge sharing and capacity building, without granting France access to Nigerian tax systems or individual taxpayer data.
51% : Bello further argued that access to real-time tax and sectoral data would hand France undue leverage in future trade, investment and loan negotiations.
41% : While accusing the administration of President Bola Tinubu of pursuing what it described as a neo-colonialist agenda, the PRP called for the immediate termination of the MoU and urged that Nigeria's tax reforms be handled strictly by local institutions such as Flutterwave, PayStack, Interswitch, and others.
40% : "The signing of an MoU by the FIRS with DGFP is a reckless act of outsourcing Nigeria's tax data management to a foreign government.
39% : "Any nation that cedes control of its tax data to foreign entities risks becoming a puppet in the global financial system.

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