As the crisis continues to rock the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, the Interim Management Committee, IMC, led by Hon. Abdullahi Maje, on Wednesday, raised the alarm over moves by Hon Alabi Kolade David-led faction to flag-off the National Anti-Multiple Taxation Scheme (NAMTAXS) postponed to tomorrow in Lagos State.
This was contained a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, IMC, Hon. Ashonibaire Jide, where it alleged that there were plans by Alabi and his cohorts in conjunction with ATD Global Security Services inviting President Muhammadu Buhari, other highly placed officials and the general public to the official flag-off ceremony of the NAMTAXS in support of the National Transit Insurance Scheme (NATIS).
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It would be recalled that Alabi and his faction were restrained by Justice I. E. Ekwo on March 29, 2021, from parading themselves as leaders of ALGON.
The statement reads in part, “Again it has come to our notice that the restrained Hon. Alabi Kolade David-led faction unmoved by a subsisting order of a court of competent jurisdiction has continued to impersonate and pass themselves off as leadership of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, taking hold of the association with the intent to mislead…unsuspecting general public.
“Firsthand information at our disposal has duly informed us of plans by Alabi and his cohorts in conjunction with ATD Global Security Services inviting President Muhammadu Buhari, other highly placed officials and the general public to the official flag-off ceremony of the National Anti-Multiple Taxation Scheme (NAMTAXS) in support of the National Transit Insurance Scheme (NATIS).
“Although NAMTAXS is a great initiative to bringing to an end multiple taxations of goods and services as well as illegal roadblocks across the country and also strengthen the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the local governments and area councils in collaboration with the Federal and state governments and other stakeholders; however, those planning to execute the initiative are only doing so for their own selfish aim as they are impostors parading as the leadership of ALGON.
“The Impostors who were restrained by Justice I. E. Ekwo on March 29, 2021, from parading themselves as leaders of ALGON, an event which saw the emergence of an interim management committee led by Hon. Abdulahi S. Maje, a serving local government chairman of the 774 LGAs, have continued to defy the judgement of the court which according to law is ‘CONTEMPT’, and the Contempt of court attracts a jail term under the Nigerian constitution and is frowned at by the NJC.
“Therefore, we strongly denounce this fraudulent and unscrupulous impersonation and the event which is set to hold on Wednesday 24th November 2021, 10;00am prompt at the Nigeria Police College Ikeja, Lagos State as we categorically have in series of publications both online, electronic and print media preempted the general public of the position of the court on the Alabi-led faction; a faction which is NULL and VOID.”
Meanwhile, the IMC seeks postponement of the date for the alleged flag-off of the NAMTAXS until the stakeholders are properly informed about it.
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