made tax payments of N6,
264,221.75 to the Federal Inland
Revenue Service, (FIRS), out of a
total of N43, 230, 871.44 as
president between 2011 and 2013.
Details of the president’s tax
payment also showed that the
president did not earn any other
income besides his fixed income as
president of the country in that
period. There were no indications
of income from stocks or other
businesses that the president could
have had.
Despite earning a regular service of
N14, 410, 290.48 in each of the
three years, the president tax
liabilities however increased in
2012 and 2013 to N2, 510, 775. 77
up from the N1, 242, 670.21 paid in
2011.
The returns were displayed at the
office of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, at
Area 10, Abuja.
The income tax clearance
certificate from the Federal Inland
Revenue Service with Ref no- Abj/
MDA/PAYE/09690150 and dated
July 2, 2014 were part of the
president’s submission as
presidential candidate of the
People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
The document tagged with: “To
whom it may concern,” indicated
that the president’s source of
income was ‘employment’.
The clearance which was stamped
and received in the Legal Services
Department of INEC on December
18, 2014, reads- “This is to certify
that Dr. Jonathan Ebele Goodluck
(Presidency), has paid income tax
assessment for the past three years.
