Association Decries Double Taxation In Rivers

The Association of
Certified Driving Schools Owners of Nigeria (ACDSON), Rivers State has called on the state government to look into the excessive taxation of their members by different agencies.
The Chairman of the association, Mr Nduka Ejoh made the call in a chat with The Tide in his office in Port Harcourt.
Ejoh said government should assist them by creating an enabling operational environment, adding that the double taxation is giving members of the association a great concern.
According to him, members after the payment of their necessary financial commitment to the government in terms of their right registration and other formalities, they were being forced to pay for exhaust-emitting pollution fee of N10,000, while other vehicles plying the roads were not charged to pay for such.
He noted with dismay that members were also asked to pay for other fees like road tax that are not necessary as revenue to different agencies, thereby compounding the activities of their operations in helping to train qualified and certified drivers for the public.
Ejoh, who is also the Team Leader of ACE Centre Driving School also called on government for soft loans to members to enable them extend their operations to the rural areas.
The Chairman, however, assured members’ commitment and loyalty to constituted authorities as they carry out their operations in the state.