Chairman of NIPOST Board, Maimuna Yaya Abubakar has reacted to a statement by the FIRS which described her as a privileged young woman in position in a position of authority.
In her reply to FIRS via her twitter handle, Maimuna as she is called, debunked the FIRS claim, saying: “I am not a privileged young woman in a position of power but a hard working lady that spent years in defining herself and carving a niche”.
He particularly used her twitter handle to throw some light on her background and career trajectory thus:
“My name is Maimuna Y. Abubakar, I am a lawyer by training, a Fulani lady from a reputable family in Gombe State. I was born in Maiduguri, Borno State to Alhaji Yaya Abubakar and Hajia Farida Abubakar. I am the 3rd born amongst eight siblings.
“I started out with a career in the Public sector with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). I successfully held the positions of Assistant Manager and Team Leader, Business Names, for almost 4 years before i resigned to venture into the murky waters of private enterprise.
“Tozali Magazine and Tv are perhaps, the most ambitious business concept midwifed by me after I resigned my job . 13 years ego ( August 2007) I started the magazine . The idea of Tozali Magazine was conceived basically to promote women..
“Tozali TV is a lifestyle and cultural entertainment channel with ample focus on culture, families, drama series ,movies, music, youth Programmes , fashion and style and many more, launched 2019, broadcasting in Hausa (70%) English (20%),from Abuja the Federal Capital Territory .
“I have a law firm called Limestone Solicitor. The firm is a legal consulting firm established in 2007 with the objective of providing legal and paralegal services.
“I also have a foundation – Tozali Girl Child and Women Foundation. A legitimate charity organization that had changed the lives of more than 2000 and doing more..
“I am not a privileged young woman in a position of power but a hard working lady that spent years in defining herself and carving a niche…
The NIPOST chair also twitted about the legal issues in the on going stamp duty battle between FIRS and NIPOST.
She said,”Under the extant laws of Nigeria to wit the NIPOST Act, the Stamp Duties Act and the Finance Act, the adhesive postage stamp is not only used for postage it is the only stamp with which denoting of ALL receipts documents and registrable instruments is to be done in Nigeria.
“The Tax Certificate or a Tax Clearance Certificate and any other formalized document issued by the FIRS whether in the form of a paper copy or an electronic copy which is printed out remains a document liable to be denoted with an adhesive postage stamp minted by NIPOST
“The Finance Act 2019 did not delete nor repeal neither did it amend Section 5(d) nor Section 34(1) and (2) of the NIPOST Act 2004.”
