Group Wants Establishment Of Social Security Tax

A group; the Economic
Integrity Monitor, has urged the Federal  Government to introduce social security tax  that will be used to fund and empower the unemployed youths  in the country.
The call came on the heels of the present economic and  unemployment situation in the country, which is already taking its toll on the security of the nation, where many youths have resorted to violence and crimes.
Speaking to The Tide, shortly after a business forum in Port Harcourt, Thursday, president of the group which is also a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Dan Amuda, said that the tax would go a long way to provide succour for unemployed youths, thereby, putting an end to militancy and terrorism in the country.
He said, “The Federal Government should introduce a tax for social security. This tax will assist the government to provide the fund required to provide social security to the unemployed youths and old people.”
According to him, the government should establish a special commission or board that will be responsible for the administration and co-ordination of the tax and social security programme, and added that old people should be exempted from this tax.
“The citizens should be taxed according to their wealth and income to support the social security. Unemployed youths should be excluded until they are gainfully employed,”  he stated.
Amuda however, maintained that such youths will not be eligible for social security under this system, after the duration, adding that identity cards should be issued with social security number for each person.
He said “The best weapon to fight insecurity, militancy, terrorism and any form of insecurity is for government to introduce social security for the aggrieved and less privileged youths.”

Corlins Walter