"The Nigerian federal government says it wants N90 from every N1,000 worth of airtime citizens

buy for their phones. When you add this to the N50 "stamp duty" bank customers are now
charged for every deposit made into their accounts and the recent conscienceless petrol price
hike that has made life a living hell for the poor in Nigeria, there is little doubt that this
government is institutionalizing reverse Robin Hoodism, which I define as robing the poor to
enrich the rich. As a recent Wall Street Journal article pointed out, "Seventy percent of the
national treasury is spent on the salaries and benefits of government officials, who make
upwards of $2 million a year" (see http://www.wsj.com//buhari-is-nigerias-problem-not-itssol). For comparison, US presidents make $400,00 a year. So, in spite of the current economic
crunch, the political elite haven't give up an inch of their enormous wages and allowances. But
the poor, who are already down and out, are being taxed (or legally robbed) to fund the luxury of
the rich. Some "change"!"
- Farooq Kperogi, Facebook post, 08-30-16