The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Igbo Etiti Local
Government Area of Enugu State, Mr. Malachy Agbo, has disbanded all
revenue-collecting agents and committees engaged by the council to collect
revenues on its behalf, ITRealms reports.
The Chairman made this known on Monday at the council
headquarters, Ogbede and directed all the committees, agents and any other such
persons previously working for and on behalf of the council in this regard to
stop forthwith.
Also, Agbo assured to plug all leakages in the system and
shore up the Council's revenue base by creatively exploring other tenable
sources to generate funds hitherto neglected.
He said these actions became imperative in view of the bad
economic weather the country was experiencing in the wake of dwindling oil
revenue which has left the three tiers of government gasping for survival.
He frowned at the indiscipline that characterised the
collection of the Council's revenues by the agents.
He said if there is accountability and transparency in
collection of the revenues, though small, it will go a long way in the running
of the council.
Agbo also said, the move was in line with the vision and
programmes of the present administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, which
anchors on prudence, fiscal discipline and imaginative resource management
designed to lift the state up economically.
As said by Agbo, he would ensure the real dividends of
democracy got down to the people to positively touch their lives during these
challenging times.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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