Tax Reform And Business-Friendly Governance: Chief Uche Nnaji Pledges Relief For Traders, Small Businesses In Enugu

ENUGU, NIGERIA — Ahead of the 2027 Enugu State governorship election, candidate Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji (Nwakaibie) has outlined a cornerstone policy platform focused on structural tax reform and business-friendly administrative governance.

​Framed around the core guiding principle, "No Tax on the Poor, No Multiple Taxation, No Harassment of Businesses," the proposed framework aims to address widespread complaints regarding excessive commercial levies and aggressive revenue enforcement targeting local traders, artisans, farmers, and small enterprise operators across Coal City.

​Key pillars of the Nwakaibie tax agenda include:

​Protection for Low-Income Earners: Exempting micro-traders, artisans, and low-income citizens from oppressive daily levies to safeguard household livelihoods.

​Elimination of Multiple Taxation: Consolidating overlapping state and local government revenue streams into a unified, transparent, and simplified tax structure.

​End to Enforcement Harassment: Reforming field enforcement practices to ensure revenue collection is conducted professionally without intimidation or unauthorized confiscation of goods.

​Fiscal Transparency and Growth: Plugging revenue leakages and expanding the state's economic base to ensure public funds directly support essential infrastructure, health, and basic services.

​Statements released by the Lion Building Media Team for Nwakaibie emphasize that taxation under his administration will be repositioned as a fair civic contribution rather than a punitive burden, fostering a collaborative economic environment where businesses can invest, trade, and thrive without administrative impediments.