Chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has made it known that his life has come under threat on account of the tax reforms, which he presided over.
The reforms divided opinions with some opposed to it using social media to call Oyedele names and issuing death threats to the former Africa Tax Lead at PwC.
In an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Thursday Oyedele said he found a way to stay out of harm’s way by renting a secret place to live while he gets protection from security officers.
“I had to pack out of my house. I rented a place in a secret location where I now live. I’m not the kind of person that wants anybody carrying a gun to follow me around, but I had to accept mobile police protection,” he related.
He also said that the tense situation around his life precipitated his wife and 80-year-old mother into regular fasting which led to the latter to develop ulcer.
“These are not small boys and girls. They are big people with deep connections and resources. So naturally, they would resist any effort to block those illegal streams,” Oyedele told of those seriously grieving over the reforms.
