Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the Tax authorities in the state to block all revenue leakages with a view to improving the state’s internally generated revenue, IGR.
Speaking at the Government House , Port Harcourt on Tuesday while swearing-in the Body of Tax Appeal Commission, Governor Wike said that the fall in revenue from the Federal Allocation means that proactive steps must be taken to improve other sources of revenue.
The governor urged the commission to be committed to the enforcement of the extant tax laws in the state for the growth of the state’s financial base. He said: “The Board of Internal Revenue has been directed to block all revenue leakages.
The Tax Appeal Commission should resolve all the tax disputes that will arise with the interest of the state at heart. “All appointees of government must for the development of the State, making the necessary sacrifices in the face of the financial challenges the state is facing. At present, we pay salaries and pensions, by augmenting the Federal Allocation with the Internally Generated Revenue”.
On Tuesday, Governor Wike also inaugurated the Board for the Rivers State Roads Maintenance and Rehabilitation Agency , the Rivers State Primary Healthcare Management Board and Board for the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement . The governor charged the Road Maintenance Agency to be proactive in tackling potholes on roads in the state before they degenerated.
He advised the Bureau for Public Procurement to diligently scrutinise all contracts in line with the due process requirements. Responding on behalf of the appointees, Prof Okey Onuchuku assured that they will work for the development of the State.
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