250 ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTORS ARRESTED IN ANAMBRA
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| Governor Willie Obiano,Anambra State Gov.. |
No fewer than 250 illegal
revenue collectors have been arrested and charged to court in Anambra State, Southeast
Nigeria.
This was disclosed by Mr.
Mark Okoye, Anambra Commissioner for Economic Planning, while briefing journalists in Awka on Friday,
adding that government would ensure that justice was done to serve as deterrent
to erring citizens.
“We implore the public to
shun any act that goes against the developmental vision of the state as the
government would not hesitate to lawfully deal with any defaulter,” Okoye said.
The commissioner said that
the government under the watch of Chief Willie Obiano was committed to
delivering democratic dividends to the people.
Okoye said the state
government had presented a realistic budget to the state lawmakers for the
year 2020 and assured the residents of better days ahead.
He urged all citizens to
ensure they played their roles by paying their taxes, dues and levies to enable
the government provide basic human amenities for their enjoyment.
Okoye said that the
state government had implemented the 2019 budget up to 85 per cent and assured
that by end of the year, the budget would be reasonably implemented.
“We scaled down on the
size of 2020 budget because we are a realistic government and we intend to have
a people oriented budget,” he said.
Mrs. Sylvia
Nwahukwu-Ngige. Head, Tax Payer Education, Publicity and Enlightenment Team in
Anambra state Revenue office, corroborated the claims of the commissioner.
“Since the arrest,
people had been careful by doing the right thing towards government.
“Our office has since
been crowded by people who come to pay or remit their revenue to avoid
arrest and shutting down of their business premises,” she said.
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