Tolulope Akande-Sadipe

Tolulope Akande-Sadipe (born on March 29, 1966) is a Nigerian politician from Oyo State, Nigeria. She represents Oluyole Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and the only female Federal lawmaker from Oyo State.She is the chairman of the House Committee on Diaspora. Quotes We need focus on blocking loopholes that encourage diversion by creating barriers to diversion. Let’s Regulate Social Media Instead Of Enacting Draconian Laws Diaspora is key to the development of the nation, but we need to align the priorities of the three arms of government. For example, prior to the motion raised by me on the floor of the House on the need to investigate Diaspora remittances, the issue of Diaspora remittances was not given the priority it deserved. Tolulope interview response to the question 'As the chairperson of the House Committee on Diaspora, what would you say has been your greatest challenge?' The policies are awesome; the programme is being driven very well by the Vice President’s office, but that is not enough. For the programme to truly succeed, all arms of government must cooperate. The legislators, once they pass value adding laws, need the executive to implement the laws and policies, while the judiciary needs to adjudicate fairly and timely. The onus falls on our civil service; their cooperation is key as each policy or law is a piece of paper; the civil service is utmost for the proper implementation of these laws and policies. Tolulope interview response to the question 'You are versed in policy formulation, business analysis, strategy development and implementation. Do you think this government is doing well in terms of Ease of Doing Business?' The Finance Bill, 2019 was presented together with the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari and has been passed into law. The Bill, among other things, seeks to promote fiscal equity, align local laws with global best practices, introduce tax incentives for investments in infrastructure and the capital market. It also supports small- scale businesses in line with the ongoing Ease of Doing Business reforms and it has its pros and cons, good and bad. Small businesses with turnover less than N25 million to be fully exempted from Companies Income Tax (CIT) & entities with less than N25 million in turnover are exempted from VAT registration. Efficiency must also be built into the system such that VAT paid is completely remitted and in a timely basis to government coffers. We need focus on blocking loopholes that encourage diversion by creating barriers to diversion. Tolulope interview response to the question 'You are also an expert in tax/financial management, is the Finance Bill the right thing at this time when most Nigerians are hungry?' What does the term hate speech mean to you? Hate speech is an abusive or threatening speech or writing that expresses prejudice against a person or particular group. Why do you think we have so much hate speeches on social media platform? This is because Nigerians are disgruntled, Nigerians are unhappy. The platform creates an opportunity for Nigerians to voice out their opinions to be heard. Tolulope interview response to the question 'Hate Speech Bill, what do you think of it? Should it be passed in the House, especially as your constituency is against it?' External links Category:Women politicians in Nigeria Category: living people Category:1966 births