PRP rejects FIRS and DGFP agreement on revenue collection

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "The full implementation of Nigeria's tax reforms must remain entirely in Nigerian hands.
56% : Homegrown institutions such as NIBSS, Flutterwave, PayStack, Interswitch, and others should be contracted to develop and manage our tax technology.
56% : "Tax data is the heartbeat of our economy; surrendering it to foreign control endangers our sovereignty and future.
53% : "And finally, was the appointment of Xpress Payment subjected to an open, competitive tender as required by rules and regulations governing government contracts? "The National Assembly, elected by the Nigerian people to protect them against abuses and excesses of the executive in a presidential system of government, must urgently pass the necessary data-sovereignty amendments before the new tax law commences operations in January 2026.
47% : Foreign entities must have no access to Nigerian tax data, financial transactions, or digital records.
45% : No self-respecting nation should hand over its tax infrastructure to a foreign power, risking geopolitical blackmail and economic subjugation.
44% : Bello noted that the signing of the MoU by the FIRS with DGFP is "a reckless act of outsourcing Nigeria's tax data management to a foreign government" which poses grave threats to the country's sovereignty, economy, and national security.
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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