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Election Campaign: Azikiwe Responds to Accusation that he Failed to Pay Income Taxes | April 1979

Thursday, April 25 1979. Footage of former Nigerian President and candidate for the presidency in 1979, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, leader of the Nigerian People's Party (NPP), refuting claims made by Michael Ani, the chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), that he had failed to pay taxes for the past three years. He was speaking to a group of supporters at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. Transcript: "In defence of my honour, and with due deference to those concerned, I submit that the statement of Michael O. Ani, Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission, about me, namely that I did not pay any income tax during 76-77 at all, is absolutely false and unfounded. That is number one. Two, his statement that I paid tax in arrears in subsequent years, is also misleading and false. His statement that I paid in instalments is also false, and his statement that I submitted my returns after he had written to my party is also false." Source: Reuters News Archive.