Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Arthur-Jarvis Archibong
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Arthur-Jarvis Archibong, has accused the administration of Governor Bassey Otu of deploying tax authorities to target his university, describing the move as politically motivated and capable of crippling education in the region.
Archibong, founder of Arthur Jarvis University, the first private university in Cross River State, spoke amid reports that tax officials had been assembled to audit the institution over alleged Pay-As-You-Earn tax liabilities, describing it as the latest move in a wider clampdown on the opposition.
He disclosed this during a chat with journalists on Friday in Calabar while raising the alarm over attempts by tax authorities in the state to clamp down on Arthur Jarvis University.
He said, “It is so insulting. A state government that has not given the university even a pin is now gathering directors to x-ray what taxes we have not paid.”
