The Abia State Government has sealed a campaign office belonging to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Partners (RHP) in Umuahia, the state capital, over alleged violation of tax regulations.
The RHP—President Tinubu’s political mobilisation structure in the South East championed by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu—was reportedly shut down without prior notice.
An RHP official, who declined to be named, told Vanguard that he arrived for work on Monday morning to find the building sealed by state authorities.
A notice pasted by officials of the Ministry of Lands and Housing on the office, located on Ojike Street, stated that the property contravened Sections 41 and 100 of the Abia State Tax Law (Codification and Consolidation), Law No. 7 of 2020.
The notice read:
“Ministry of Lands and Housing. This property is in contravention of Sections 41 and 100 of the Abia State Tax Law (Codification and Consolidation), Law No. 7 of 2020 and is hereby sealed.
Any person, including the owner/occupier, neighbour(s) or passer(s)-by, who attempts to unseal this building is in contravention of the Abia State Tax Law No. 7 of 2020. Be warned. Keep off.”
Efforts to reach the phone numbers listed on the ministry’s notice were unsuccessful, as they were switched off at the time of filing this report.
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