Nigerians have rejected the newly imposed N1,000 mandatory annual payment for Proof of Ownership Certificate (POC) verification by all motorists introduced by the Bola Tinubu-led administration. The Lagos State Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola, announced the levy on Tuesday. Toriola disclosed that the levy was introduced by the Federal Government Joint Tax Board.
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday appealed to Nigerians to eschew ethnic and religious rivalries as Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Kabir around the world. Tinubu stressed the need for unity and cooperation. The President who made this known while speaking to reporters after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground in Lagos reaffirmed that Nigerians will have to make sacrifices.