GOV. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday said his administration had begun the process of repealing obsolete laws hampering effective Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the state.

Tambuwal said this after a meeting with officials of the interim management committee of the state board of internal revenue.

He disclosed that a bill which would soon be sent to the State House of Assembly for passage into law was being perfected by legal and tax officers expected to complete their assignment in due course.

“We have recorded modest achievements in revenue generation in the last year, but I have to admit we have our sights set on far higher targets.

“In 2017, we achieved 98.40% annual growth on our IGR compared to previous years.

“This followed the intervention we have put in place by appointing new officers to head the revenue generating agency in the state.

“We will continue to support your work by giving you all the necessary tools to succeed.

“We will also institutionalise these achievements by passing relevant laws that will move revenue generation forward,” the governor added.

Tambuwal frowned at a situation where some of the state laws had been in operation since the 70’s, adding that it could not meet up with the requirement of modern governance.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that Sokoto achieved a 98.40 per cent increase in its 2017 IGR, netting in a total of N9.02 billion into its coffers.

– Apr. 4, 2018 @ 15:55 GMT

BE