Peter Obi asks FG to publish Nigeria–France tax administration agreement
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says the Nigeria–France tax memorandum of understanding (MoU) must be transparent, as it has generated understandable public concern.
On December 10, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) signed a MoU with France’s Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP) on the promotion of efficient tax administration.
Obi said international collaborations on tax administration, revenue systems, and data management demand a “high level of openness” due to their direct impact on public trust.
“It is therefore worrisome that an agreement of this significance appears to have been concluded without the full terms being made public, and without a clear effort to explain its objectives, scope, and expected outcomes to Nigerians,” he said.
