Members of the public have been advised to discontenance a viral post that suggests that Oyo State Government will tax the populace for social activities such as burial, naming ceremonies and weddings.
In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the government described the post as fake adding that it may have been released for the sole purpose of maligning the government.
According to him, any official Table of this nature will have the Revenue Code for payment of any tax or Levy and must statutorily have the signature of the Chairman of the Oyo state Internal Revenue Board. None of these conditions have been fulfilled in the viral post.
Equally important is the address which must read Oyo State Internal Revenue Office which was clearly absent in the mischievous Post.
The Commissioner for Information advised the public that as the next elections draw nearer, various tactics will be adopted by politicians to misinform them and mar the enviable achievements that Governor Seyi Makinde and his team have embarked upon for the past seven years.
The Commissioner also cautioned bloggers and other news outlets against spreading unverified information, urging them to always verify their stories before putting them in the public domain.
