Peoples Democratic Party, PDP screening committee for the Anambra state primaries for the November 16 election at its first sitting disqualified the Mr Tony Nwoye , who emerged the candidate of a faction of the party in the state.  It has been revealed that the basis of Nwoye’s disqualification is based mainly on issues that have to do with his tax records.



According to sources, Mr. Nwoye allegedly got a fake tax clearance certificate, which he presented to the committee. He presented 3 different tax certificates for period spanning 2008 to 2013, and each had contradictory data. The tax certificates are dated; June 14, 2011 issued by Enugu state government no. 000099753, June 19, 2012 issued by Anambra state government no. 109985, July 25, 2013 issued by Federal Inland Revenue service, Abuja no. 05198093

The tax certificate issued by Enugu state goverment, which he claims to have been issued a tax receipt for his 2009 tax paid on September 19, 2009 is fake as this date was a Saturday (non working day)

It was revealed that the certificate claimed to have been issued on June 14, 2011 and the tax for 2011 paid on same date, June 14, 2011. If this is assumed to be true, which tax certificate did Mr Nwoye present to PDP & INEC in the run up to the April 2011 National Assembly elections in which he participated? Could he have paid his 2011 tax after the elections had taken place & his colleagues sworn into office?

The 2012 and 2013 tax certificates shall revealed that the taxes were not paid as at when due.