Ekiti State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has assured that his administration would embark on the process of passing a law to unify the state’s tax administration.
He also disclosed that his government has not taken any loan to finance the various projects embarked upon by his government in the last three years, saying that his administration is committed to sustaining the state’s development goals.
Speaking during the official commissioning of the ultra-modern Ekiti Revenue House, in Ado Ekiti, Governor Oyebanji expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his special interest in Ekiti State by freeing more resources to the state to carry out laudable people-oriented and legacy projects in the last three years of his administration.
On why the state will key into the Joint Tax Board (JTB) as initiated by the federal government, he said, “It is to ensure effective state’s tax administration through necessary legislation because of the belief and support for the national tax law as signed by Mr. President to harmonize all the taxes that will free more resources to the sub-nationals.”
While noting that his administration has been commissioning a wide range of projects including roads, electricity, hospitals and water to commemorate his third anniversary in office, stressed that the IRS plays a pivotal role in propelling the state’s economic growth and contributing massively to the well-being of its citizens.
Commending President Tinubu for appointing Dr Zaach Adedeji as the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), he described the appointment as a round peg in a round hole as it speaks to the commitment of the President to merit and excellence.
“I can stand here to boast and beat my chest that every project we have done in Ekiti state up to now, we have not taken a loan to do any one of them. And that speaks to the fact that we have a president who is transparent, who allows the resources to be shared the way it should be shared. One thing is for you to have the money at the center, another thing is for the center to give it to you, but for once, in our history, Mr. President has given to us more than our fair share of the federation allocation.”
The executive chairman of Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Olaniran Olatona, appreciated the governor for according to the service the necessary support to make headway among other states of the federation.
