No Rift With Kwara Revenue Agency, Say Igbo Traders
The parent body of Igbo traders in Kwara State, Igbo Community General Assembly, has said it does not disagree with the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service.
It also commended the Chief of Staff to the governor, Alhaji Mahe AbdulKadir, and the Senior Adviser to the governor, Alhaji Saadu Salahu, for intervening in the impasse between the Igbo traders and the revenue agency.
The union made known in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Community Relations (Igbo) to the governor, Igwebuike Angus.
The statement read in part, “Assuredly, the dexterity and unassuming charisma you both displayed while interfacing with the parties did assert the right narrative. We're eternally grateful and will continue to contribute our quota towards the development of our dear state.
“Our resolution to both partner, support and identify with developmental strides of the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, is unwavering. The concerted efforts of the government to move Kwara State from a civil service state to a nerve of commerce and industries is our delight as chief drivers.”
Igbo traders, under the aegis of the Igbo Traders Association, shut their shops in various areas of Ilorin recently over what they described as intimidation and over-taxation by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service.
However, Angus, in the statement, described the Igbo in Kwara state as law-abiding residents who would not want to be dragged into any unnecessary feud with any government agency.
“For us, payment of tax is a mandatory obligation that must be discharged. The record speaks for itself that the Kwara State Government once gave this community an award as 'Most Responsive Association' in Kwara concerning tax remittances. On this, we can only say, we've done it before and we'll do it again.
“We want the general public to note that what happened on March 1, 2024, which some self-serving actor(s) wants to blow out of proportion is just one of those negotiations that's typical in any business environment. At no point in time did the Igbo withdraw or withhold their services cum businesses in town.”
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade Sambo Murtala 2017 Budget Ganiyu Abolarin Sulyman Tejidini Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Maigida Soludero Transit MMWG Bio Ibrahim Kwara Aliyu Muhammed Yusuf Mubarak Awodun John Mayokun Dada Ahmed Idris Mohammed Ayo Adeyemi Maimunat Oloriegbe Adewuyi Funmilayo Babatunde Ishola Babaita AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Moji Makanjuola Ibrahim Mashood UNILORIN Alumni Jimba Babatunde Aminat Ahmed Islamiya Abdulraheem Kazeem Adekanye Wahab Isa Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Oluronke Adeyemi Code Of Conduct Tribunal Sheu Ndanusa Usman Shettima Of Ilorin Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Idris Garuba Rihanat Ajia Raliat AbdulRazaq Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa Federal Road Maintenance Agency Olateju Lukman Issa Baba Tunji Arosanyin Naira Redesign Allocation Olawuyi Tunde Idiagbon Road Lawal Jimoh Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Muftau Akanbi Oke Nigeria Computer Society Government High School (GHS), Adeta Atunwa Saka Adeyemo KwaraLearn Ibrahim Akaje AbdulHamid Adi Mohammed Halidu Kwara-SAPZ Project Ronke Adeyemi Bureau Of Lands Wahab Issa MINILS Yahaya Oloriegbe Kwara Apc SSUCOEN Ayedun Akume Mashood Dauda Split Diamond Interchange Kanu Agabi Nupe Opaleke Bukola Iyabo Fareedah Dankaka Tinubu Abdulraheem Yusuf Abdulmutalib Shittu

