Kogi State Govt. Adopts Use Of Technology To Block Revenue Leakages
By Abubakar Suleman
The Kogi State Government has adopted use of new method and technology to block leakages in revenue collection across the state.
The Executive Chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, (KGIRS), Salihu Sule Enehe, disclosde this at the official flag-off ceremony of Kogi State Infrastructure Maintenance Levy Collection on Monday in Lokoja.
Enehe decried the rate of leakages in the revenue generation process across the state, saying it is unimaginable was a major challenge to the Service.
He, however, said with the technology driven process now employed by the Service, it will now be technology driven.
According to him, “The process will improve the revenue generation of the State and ease of collection. The new technology will take care of all the challenges in revenue collection,” he stated.
In his address, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo described the Infrastructure Maintenance Levy as a principal item in the state government’s revenue collection profile, backed by the law.
The Governor was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Folashade Ayoade Arike, noted that while neighboring states such as kwara, Edo, Osun and Anambra were making huge success with the Infrastructure Maintenance Levy, Kogi State had not been able to get it right since 2017 when it established the Internally Generating Revenue Service.
According to him, the flag-off of the project marked the commencement of the collection of Infrastructure Maintenance Levy across the state, using technology.
Gov. Ododo said the success of the Infrastructure Maintenance Levy would enable his administration to enhance revenue and deliver good governance to the citizens.
He, therefore, directed all officials of the transport unions, their members and other stakeholders to cooperate fully with the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service in the implementation of the Infrastructure Maintenance Levy.
