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The Nigeria Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) The government agency has deleted his Easter message to Nigerians and also issued an apology to the public
As a responsible agency of government, we would like to say we did not put out the flier purposively to denigrate Jesus Christ or detract from the huge sacrifice He made for humanity. We are acutely aware that the essence of the Easter period is to celebrate this huge sacrifice.
Yes, we would say the message ruffled feathers in some circles as most people interpreted the messages wrongly. The unintended meaning/insinuation being read into the post was not what we were out to communicate as an agency.
Good a thing, this much is acknowledged by CAN in its statement wherein it said “We recognise that the intended message may have been to creatively engage taxpayers…” We wish to offer our unreserved apologies for this misinterpretation to Nigerians and Christian Faith
FIRS, as a responsible agency, has no religion and will not bring down any religion or offend the sensibilities of adherents of various faiths in the country.
Our goal is to assess, collect, and account for revenue for the well-being of the Federation. We believe it is an investment in the progress of the country when citizens pay their taxes.
Once again, we wish to apologize to CAN, to Christians, and Nigerians at large who felt offended by the unintended consequence of our message on Easter Sunday Message. We are sorry (FIRS)
Signed: Dare ADEKANMBI, the Special Adviser (Media) to the FIRS chairman, while below were the Easter Sunday Post Entries. Sign Up To AfricaChoice for more incentives
In their voice (The FIRS) said
We will never denigrate Jesus Christ—-FIRS, our attention has been drawn to a statement by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) about a flier posted on our social media platforms with the headline “Jesus paid your debts, not your taxes.”As a responsible agency of government, we would like to say we did not put out the flier purposively to denigrate Jesus Christ or detract from the huge sacrifice He made for humanity. We are acutely aware that the essence of the Easter period is to celebrate this huge sacrifice.
Yes, we would say the message ruffled feathers in some circles as most people interpreted the messages wrongly. The unintended meaning/insinuation being read into the post was not what we were out to communicate as an agency.
Good a thing, this much is acknowledged by CAN in its statement wherein it said “We recognise that the intended message may have been to creatively engage taxpayers…” We wish to offer our unreserved apologies for this misinterpretation to Nigerians and Christian Faith
FIRS, as a responsible agency, has no religion and will not bring down any religion or offend the sensibilities of adherents of various faiths in the country.
Our goal is to assess, collect, and account for revenue for the well-being of the Federation. We believe it is an investment in the progress of the country when citizens pay their taxes.
Once again, we wish to apologize to CAN, to Christians, and Nigerians at large who felt offended by the unintended consequence of our message on Easter Sunday Message. We are sorry (FIRS)
Signed: Dare ADEKANMBI, the Special Adviser (Media) to the FIRS chairman, while below were the Easter Sunday Post Entries. Sign Up To AfricaChoice for more incentives