15/12/2025
Sustaining Voices for Fair & Progressive Taxation in Rivers State.
As a member of the Rivers State Tax Justice and Governance Platform, CHHELD participated in the public unveiling of the Power of Voices Partnerships โ Fair for All Project Report (2021โ2025), promoting fair and progressive taxation in Rivers State.
The report documents how sustained CSO collaboration, research, capacity building, advocacy, and media engagement helped amplify the voices of women, youth, persons with disabilities in the informal sector of the economy, who are disproportionately affected by illegal and multiple taxation.
Key outcomes highlighted include:
โ๏ธ Strengthened partnerships with with non-state actors such as Chartered Institute of Taxation, Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT), National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) etc
โ๏ธ Increased participation of women, youth, and PWDs in fiscal policy dialogue
โ๏ธ Community-driven Tax-for-Service initiatives, improving improving sanitation and hygiene around Rumuokuta market in Obio Akpor LGA
โ๏ธ Enhanced advocacy capacity of members with other social actors within the tax ecosystem, for advancing the platform's mandates to end illegal and multiple taxation
โ๏ธ The Rivers State Tax Justice and Governance Platform emerged as a leader of the tax movement in the Niger Delta region, having to coordinate a regional Technical Working Group on tax reforms and advocacy
When civil society acts collectively,
Change becomes possible.
This project was done with support from the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and funded by Oxfam.
Read the full project report here ๐๐๐๐ https://chheld.org.ng/from-voices-to-victories-promoting-fair-and-progressive-taxation-in-rivers-state/