Amid growing debates over tax compliance and government accountability in Nigeria, one comment stood out: “Nigeria doesn’t need all this tax, we’ve so much resources that the government should be the one paying us.” While the country is indeed rich in natural resources, this statement oversimplifies how modern economies function. Resource wealth alone cannot sustainably fund public services, infrastructure, healthcare, and education without effective taxation and management. The real issue is not the existence of taxes, but how they are collected, managed, and accounted for. Suggesting that taxes are unnecessary shifts attention away from governance, transparency, and fiscal responsibility. Citizens are right to demand accountability, but rejecting taxation entirely ignores its role in building functional states and sustaining public goods.
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