Abia State Government has dismissed allegations that it imposed N50,000 tax on women selling Akara  in the  streets of the state. The government also denied reports that it is subjecting school proprietors and other business owners in the state to excruciating taxations. Abia State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, made the clarification on Monday in Umuahia while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti. Kanu who said that the state government had earlier abolished multiple taxation and did not introduce any new tax as being alleged by the opposition. “There is another one trending. Source: https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/14/abia-govt-denies-imposing-n50000-tax-on-akara-sellers/