FIRS seals TCN head office

The headquarters of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has been sealed by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over unremitted taxes.

Reports say workers of TCN were locked out of the head office located in the Maitama District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The details of the tax liability of the organization was however not disclosed.

Both TCN and FIRS are agencies of the Federal Government.

Speaking on the seal off, an official of the tax agency said the FIRS was only doing its normal work.

“The TCN has agreed on a payment plan for agreed outstanding, while the balance is to be reconciled”, the official said.

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Reacting to the development, National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, said there is need for urgent resolution of the matter considering the sensitive nature of the transmission company to power supply in the country.

NUEE, in a statement by its General Secretary, Joe Ajaero, contended that it expected TCN not to have defaulted in its lawful responsibility in the remittance of tax in any form, declaring among others that due to ”the sensitivity of power sector to the socio-economic development of this nation and the critical role TCN plays in this regard.

”It beats our imagination that a flawless process was not followed to advert this development regrettably, TCN and FIRS are agencies of the same federal government. The negative impact of the seal off is highly unimaginable and speaks volumes to be ignored by the supervising ministries. It is therefore our hope that government will wade in and arrest this unholy development.

”Consequently, Government and the public should please take note of the seeming blackout that looms since our members are prevented from carrying out their lawful duties in the service of providing power to the country.

”While this impasse lasts, our members are directed to stay in their respective homes since they have been locked out by an agency of government. We may be compelled to use all legal means available to us to drive home our point, if the situation is not urgently arrested.”

 

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