Secondary school students in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday staged a protest against the government policy that any student who cannot produce their parents’ tax clearance should not be allowed in school.

Students of Osogbo High School trooped out in hundreds and trekked from their school, through Ogo Oluwa area to the Governor’s Office singing anti-government songs.
Armed with leaves, the students were joined on the roads to the Governor’s Office by their colleagues in other schools.
The Head Boy of Osogbo High School 1, Taiwo Oyewole, said the students were protesting because most of their parents who were government workers had not been paid for months, adding that it was impossible for them (parents) to pay N4,500 for tax clearance.
He said there was a directive from the state government that any student who could not produce the clearance should not be allowed in school.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Lawrence Oyeniran, when contacted said the directive was given by a body at the Internal Revenue.
Oyeniran said, ” Internal revenue gave the directive, but it is a collective decision. We will talk to them to douse the tension.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/osun-secondary-school-students-protest-against-tax-clearance-policy/

Gov. Aregbe should just behave himself. Enough of shi.t.

"I don't pity the people of the state of osun, they deserve this punishment, they wanted 'change', they will get it in full measure". Quote me anywhere.

Whenever i remember the state of osun whose IGR is bigger than that of the SE put together and AreGBESE i laugh out loud

madridguy:
Gov. Aregbe should just behave himself. Enough of shi.t.

Who gods want to kill dey 1st make him think he can harbour the thought that he can swim inside Kanji dam

THIS ALFA NO WAN GET SENSE

lol.................The man just wanna spoil the state for APC before leaving.

HzRF:

Who gods want to kill dey 1st make him think he can harbour the thought that he can swim inside Kanji dam

Ok . Wrong headed policy .
The kids should be allowed into school.
Tax sensitisation is exactly what ACN should have done since 2005.
As long as SW politicians refuse to forcefully push for derivation , regionalism or true federalism , States like Osun will continue to suffer .
What is coming out of the SW in terms of non oil revenues dwarfs what is coming back in terms of allocation . In fact , the SW is being cheated .
From 3 or 4 regions to 36 states , the SW share has dropped from 1/3 to 1/6.
In spite of this , a substantial part of the budgets goes towards fending for immigrants from other regions .
the idea that everything is free ,including education and health , is one of the biggest misconceptions.
Things can only be free from the point of use but some one has to pay for it beforehand .
The lack of numeracy makes everyone think 3 billion naira allocation amount to much.
It is nothing compared to the government's responsibilities.
If people refuse to pay taxes , then how is a government suppose to function .

Mtchew... How about "No tax No free fees for your children?

Osun state is coursed.

thought they say this man is good how come all these terrible news about him

whao , nah wa