FIRS apologises over Easter message, says it wasn’t meant to denigrate Jesus

“We are acutely aware that the essence of the Easter period
is to celebrate this huge sacrifice,” he said.

“The message was our way of uniquely engaging taxpayers and
to remind them of the need to prioritise payment of their taxes as a civic
obligation. Yes, we would say the message ruffled feathers in some circles.

According to the agency, the unintended meaning being read
into the post was not what “we were out to communicate as an agency”.

“FIRS, as a responsible agency, has no religion and will not
bring down any religion or offend the sensibilities of adherents of various
faiths in the country,” FIRS said.

“Our goal is to assess, collect and account for revenue for
the wellbeing of the Federation. We believe it is an investment in the progress
of the country when citizens pay their taxes.”

FIRS apologised to CAN and Christians who felt offended at
the unexpected consequence of the message on Easter Sunday.