Market women, protest over high daily tickets in Uyo - Daily Post Nigeria

The protesters, mostly women and children were seen carrying green leaves and chanting, “ticket too much, we no go gree” trooping to the Government House located at Wellington Basset Way, Uyo, the state capital.

She said the high taxations and daily tickets had made mockery of tax holiday given to them by Governor Udom Emmanuel to cushion the harsh economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic urging government authorities to come to their aid. In corroboration, Mary, a fruit seller said in different occasions, she had abandoned her wares to the tax agents due to her inability to pay at the moment.

He prayed for more time to look into the matter as the government was set to not just ensure that such incident never repeated itself but to bring the violators of governor’s directive to book.

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