By Daniel Tyokua
The FCT Mandate Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation, and Public-Private Partnership Secretariat, Mr Agboola Dabiri, has called on the Revenue generating Secretariats, Departments and Agencies (SDAs) to prepare for revenue generation.
He stated this during an interactive session with stakeholders on revenue generation, monitoring and tracking exercise held recently.
A statement issued by Nnachi Okafor, the Public Relations Officer, asked the stakeholders to redouble their efforts in their revenue-generation drive in order to boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) profile of the Administration.
Dabiri explained that it has become imperative to initiate ways that will raise the revenue, considering the dwindling revenue base of the Administration.
He stated that improving on revenue will also assist FCT Administration to provide adequate and qualitative infrastructure in the territory.
The statement said, “Revenue generation is very critical in economic planning and development. Without revenue government cannot provide public infrastructure such as good roads, hospitals, schools and other welfare services for the people.
The Secretary therefore, urged all Heads of revenue-generating SDAs to brace up to the challenge by working in synergy with other stakeholders for effective revenue generation and tracking.
He charged every SDA to identify all revenue-yielding sources, pursue their revenue targets and block all loopholes and revenue leakages.
While promising to give maximum support and assistance to the SDAs in order to surpass the revenue generation efforts of the Service, the Secretary urged them to be circumspect and retrospective in their strategic planning not only for optimum revenue generation but also in exploring new revenue sources in the FCT.
