Mr Dele Balogun, LSFVCB Executive Secretary
The imposition of a five percent tax on digital platforms including Netflix and Iroko TV, has led to the suspension from office of Mr. Dele Balogun, Executive Secretary of Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board (LEFVCB).
Balogun’s suspension, according to a statement issued by the Mr. Gbenga Omotosho, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was handed down by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
In the statement, the government denied levying the tax, explaining that the embattled Executive Secretary acted alone without the state government’s authorisation.
Read the statement in part: “There is no levy on audio and visual contents of all physical and digital platforms in Lagos State. The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Mr. Bamidele Balogun, is said to have announced a five percent levy.
“The government hereby dissociates itself from the said announcement in the media. The Executive Secretary, who was not authorised to make such an announcement, has been suspended, pending an administrative enquiry”.
