The Kogi government has appealed to residents in the state to pay their taxes to enjoy the benefits thereof.
Alhaji Sule Enehe, chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), appealed while briefing newsmen on activities of the service in Lokoja on Thursday.
Enehe said that the Gov. Ahmed Ododo-led administration was committed to providing social amenities to improve the quality of life of the people.
He said: “This government is out to provide quality education, health services, road, water and other projects that have direct bearing on the lives of the people.
“When you declare your income and pay your tax promptly, government will have the financial power to execute meaningful projects that will benefit the people of the state.”
The chairman listed some of the projects undertaken by the government, including the construction of the Zone 8 roundabout – Barrack – Zango – GYB junction road and Zone 8 roundabout – CBN – High Court road.
He said that the government also paid fees for WAEC, JAMB and BECEL for students of public schools in Kogi.
Enehe said that when residents are committed to the payment of their taxes as at when due, it would enable the government to provide more laudable projects.
The chairman frowned at illegal revenue collection and advised perpetrators to desist from such acts so as not to incur the wrath of the law.
He said that no person or group, especially associations or unions, aside from officials of the service, were lawfully authorised to collect revenue on behalf of the state.
