Anambra Government to Sensitise Citizens on Tax Payment

The Commissioner of Information, Anambra State, Dr. Law Mefor, has said that the ministry would embark on massive sensitisation of citizens and residents of the state on the need to pay tax to ensure that development goals of the Soludo-led Government are achieved.

Mefor said this during a visit to the Chairman/Executive Officer, Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS), Dr. Greg Ezeilo, in Awkathe state capital.

While addressing the AIRS Chairman, Mefor said he was there to familiarise himself with the institution and its management, and to identify what could be done to sensitise Anambra citizens on tax payment.

According to him, Governor Soludo has a lot of projects ongoing in various parts of the state, which will be realised fully and in good time if the internally generated revenue is improved.

“When the Governor is crying about revenue, we can understand because he has a lot of mega multi-billion naira projects across the state, which is a testimony that he is putting the taxpayers’ money to good use.

“It’s a lot of pressure on you, and we are there in the Ministry of Information to help. We want to work with you, and we are ready to do whatever can be done to sensitise our people to understand that payment of tax is necessary, especially as the state does not get much from the centre, so we have to survive from inside.”

Mefor commended the people of the state for their support so far to the Soludo-led administration through the payment of taxes and urged them to do more.

“I’m sure that if Ndị Anambra are well mobilised and sensitised that their money is being put to use, they will be happy to pay their tax regularly. That’s why I keep saying that Governor Soludo’s achievements are underreported. Our people need to know about the achievements of the Soludo government and the projects and programmes in the works.

“Information ministry will therefore join hands with AIRS for a massive public enlightenment on tax compliance by our people,” he said.

In his remarks, the AIRS Chairman, Dr. Ezeilo, stated that Anambra is making much progress under Governor Soludo through internally generated revenue from his office. He added that he is convinced that other states will soon come to study Anambra’s revenue generation management.