Abia sacks revenue consultants, review daily transport levies

Wed, Mar 14, 2018 | By publisher


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GOVERNOR Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has directed all approvals given to revenue consultants, agents and contractors to collect motorised (flying) revenue on behalf of the government should stop forthwith. The directive followed the meeting of Ikpeazu with the executive members of various transport unions in the state, Abia State Internal Revenue Service and the global consultants to the state on internally generated revenue, IGR.

The governor further directed that the state’s global consultants on IGR, CSDC consulting, in partnership with Abia State Internal Revenue Service and transport unions should henceforth collaborate to collect all flying revenues due to the state.

It said only the dully recognised and approved transport unions in the state were to sell daily tickets to their members and remit to the government through Abia State Internal Revenue Service in partnership with the global consultants, CSDC.

Besides, Ikpeazu similarly approved the request of the transport unions to review the payable daily revenues as follows: Tricycles (Keke) to pay N150 per day instead of N190; seven-seater mini bus (Oke bekee) reduced from N350 per day to N300 while other buses were reduced from N1100 per day to N600.

Tipper/Light Truck reduced from N2,400 to N1,700 daily and Truck/Lorry/Tanker/Trailer reduced from N2,700 Per day to N2,100.

The government also charged that: “All the daily payments are to be made once a day through the Transport unions and remitted to the government immediately.

“All commercial vehicles plying within Abia State shall be enumerated, digitally captured and registered for enhancement of security within the state.

“As soon as the enumeration and registration of tricycles is completed the government will announce the phased extension of operating time for Keke operators in the state.

“At the expiration of the deadline for registration of tricycles and other vehicles, security agencies in the state are advised to impound unregistered vehicles and prosecute the operators in accordance with the law.”

John Okiyi Kalu, Abia State commissioner for Information, who signed the communication on the issue, said the directive was for immediate implementation, charging all concerned to “take note and implement accordingly.”

– Mar. 14, 2018 @ 13:08 GMT |

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