The Federal Inland Revenue Service has apologised to the Christian Association of Nigeria over an Easter post the association described as being provocative.
The Christian body had demanded a public apology from the FIRS after the Service posted a picture on its X (formerly Twitter), #FIRSNigeria.
The service had shared a picture with the caption “Jesus paid your debts, not your taxes.”
The post had elicited reactions from Nigerians, particularly Christians.
In a statement by its National Director of National Issues and Social Welfare, Abimbola Ayuba, on Tuesday, CAN asked the FIRS to “offer a public apology for the distress caused”, while also urging private and public institutions to be cognizant of the religious diversities in the country.
In its response on Tuesday night, the service said its intention was not to denigrate the message of Easter but to engage taxpayers and to remind them of their civic duty.
In a statement signed by Dare Adekambi, Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, the FIRS offered its “unreserved apologies” to CAN, adding that the agency had no religion and had no intention to offend adherents of the Christian faith.
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