By Daniel Tyokua
The Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Maikalangu on Thursday, said he has terminated activities of technical partners and consultants.
He said the operation was full of illegalities and none remittances of agreed revenue generated percent to the council account.
Maikalangu, who identified competency and accountability as the hallmark of his administration, said that legality will not be compromised in consultancy services and technical partnership during his reign.
In a statement issued by the chairman’s media aide, said : “We have fashioned a new way of generating revenue legally which will increase and revamp the council’s revenue base. We want to completely curb the menace of multiple taxation and illegalities in the council.
“We have to come together to have a synergy as partners in progress to move AMAC forward. This is a new administration to build a better AMAC that can be able to pay workers salaries as at when do, and also take developmental project to our rural communities. And this can only be made possible if our revenue base is strong.
“The council cannot continue to do things in this same way of the former administrations and expect a different result. On this note, all partners generating revenue on-behalf of Abuja Municipal Area Council are here by dissolve. I therefore, thank you for the job you have done for the council in the past
“We are going to reconsider or reengage those technical partners who have perform excellently in the past years of their engagement.
“Those who worked hard for the council will be asked to come with their statement of accounts, if EFCC or ICPC come to the council it may be difficult for me to defend what I do not know.
“This administration cannot condole illegality. From today, any technical partner that will are going to engage must adhere to our new policy direction as far as revenue generation is concerned
“We have provided new AMAC account for revenue generation, it is 65% for AMAC and 35% for the technical partners and all the monies meant for the council should be paid to the new councils account, not an individual or any company’s account. So we have concluded plans to write to the commissioner of police to arrest any person claiming to be engaged by AMAC by any past administration”
