I don't know if the name is right but it perfectly explains the IGR extortion fixation at all levels of government in Nigeria. It has become that government exists to extort citizens. Which in a way is cultural for many parts of Nigeria where there are no concept of citizenship but just that of rulership, slavery and subjectship. A subject will pay to be allowed to exist by the sovereign. Sovereignty doesn't rest with the people.
Yup, exactly. In many cases, it has become revenue generation just for the sake of it. The more worrisome bit is that this thinking has extended even outside government. Take our sporting federations, for instance. They may not do a thing to develop the sport, but they are more than eager to slap an extractive means (levy, fine, registration, etc) on those doing the work they are supposed to do.
I don't know if the name is right but it perfectly explains the IGR extortion fixation at all levels of government in Nigeria. It has become that government exists to extort citizens. Which in a way is cultural for many parts of Nigeria where there are no concept of citizenship but just that of rulership, slavery and subjectship. A subject will pay to be allowed to exist by the sovereign. Sovereignty doesn't rest with the people.
Yup, exactly. In many cases, it has become revenue generation just for the sake of it. The more worrisome bit is that this thinking has extended even outside government. Take our sporting federations, for instance. They may not do a thing to develop the sport, but they are more than eager to slap an extractive means (levy, fine, registration, etc) on those doing the work they are supposed to do.
In so far there is a government mandate behind it, just know that the only KPI that matters is IGR. And typically it is an extortion of some sort.
Yup, rent extraction. No knowledge or intent of using taxation as an economic lever.