Following the backlash on social media that the Federal government’s re-registration exercise generated, the federal government has taken a step back on the issue.
Speaking on the matter, Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Finance, Mr. Yunusa Abdullahi Tanko, said the Ministry of Finance, “…didn’t issue the statement. There’s no way we can, therefore, go and be issuing any clarification on the issue. Moreover, the FIRS is an autonomous agency and has equally issued a clarification on the matter.
“It would, therefore, amount to rascality if we go ahead and issue statements after the agency has already done.”
However, FIRS has made a retraction of the confusing information. Dr. Abdullahi Ismaila, Director of Communications of FIRS, said, “We apologise for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons.
“The message contained in the @firsNigeria Notice does not apply to everybody. FIRS will issue appropriate clarification shortly.”
