Author: By Spence Idighiri
The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that performance and delivery on mandate were the factors considered by his government in re-appointing the entire members of the State Board of Internal Revenue for another four-year term.
He said leapfrogging the state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from a paltry sum of N1.2billion monthly to N5.7billion in January this year is not a mean feat.
Governor Uduaghan who stated this while inaugurating the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue in Asaba urged citizens to willingly pay their taxes, noting that it is their civic responsibility.
The Governor while stressing the importance of tax payment said, “It is important that we should all pay our taxes and expect returns on the taxes through sustained tempo of the provision of infrastructure in all the sectors of the economy”.
While admonishing citizens not to regard tax payment as a punishment, but that the state, he said is only enforcing the law, and tasked the re-constituted Board to explore other areas of revenue generation, noting that the Board is a key organ in his administration’s commitment towards achieving the programme of “Delta Beyond Oil”.
Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, Chairman of the re-constituted Board in his remarks thanked the Governor for the confidence reposed in them, promising not to betray the trust.
While promising to move all staff of the Board out of a rented apartment to their own permanent structure, within a very short time, he equally prayed for God’s wisdom to enable him effectively discharge his enormous duties.
Other members inaugurated aside the Chairman are; Chief Thompson Otiti Ovwere (member) Chief Frank Nwugo (member) and Bar. Austin None Oborogbeyi (Secretary).
urhobotimes.com
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