Sokoto IGR hits N3.8bn quarterly, says gov
By Francesca Hangeior
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has said that the state’s Internally Generated Revenue has risen from N2.6bn to N3.8bn naira in less than a year.
He dropped this hint while addressing the Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria which took place in Abuja.
According to him, the improvement recorded in the state’s IGR resulted from the measures introduced by his administration on tax collection and management.
“When we came on board, the taxation system we met was not very encouraging due to sharp practices that bedevilled both the collection and utilization of the internally generated revenue.
“We then introduced measures that sanitized the entire system of revenue collection and management in the state,” he added
As a result, the governor said his administration was able to raise more funds which are being used judiciously to improve the quality of lives of the electorates.
“Through this intervention, the state’s Internally Generated Revenue has risen from N2.6bn to N3.8bn in less than a year of our administration,” he said.
He added that the present administration has executed various people-oriented projects cutting across road networks, water supply, empowerment programmes and improving the health conditions of the people of the state, among others.
Aliyu assured the CITN of his administration’s commitment to collaborate with the body to further enhance tax collection in the State.