By Toyin Saheed
Members of the National Association of Proprietors for Private Schools (NAPPS) in Kwara state today staged a peaceful protest over what they called exorbitant and multiple taxation by the state Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS)
The group, which has about 3,000 members, marched to the ministry of Education, Ilorin to register their grievance with a view to get favourable response and review from the appropriate quarters.
The group, led by the NAPPS state president, Dr. Temitope Ajibola, rejected recent charges, levies and taxes on private school owners and businesses in the state by the KWIRS, described it as exploitation.
The school owners said that they were levied on over 11 different charges and taxes, appealing to the state government to prevail on KWIRS to only maintain the levy on renewal fee
The group, which asked for urgent response from government on their appeal, said that the aggrieved parents with their students may storm the ministry on another protest on Monday, if no favourable response was received in 72 hours.
Addressing the school owners, the Director, Quality Assurance Bureau, Kwara state ministry of Education, Mrs. Ade Aboyeji, promised to convey their grievance known to appropriate quarters.
