By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
The chairman of the Correspondents’ chapel of Kogi state council of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Segun Salami on Thursday in Lokoja expressed commitment to partner with the Kogi state internal revenue service (KGIRS), to improve on its revenue drive in the state.
Comrade Salami gave the assurance when he led the Executive members of the chapel to the Chairman of KGIRS, Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, on a courtesy visit on Thursday.
The chairman who pointed out that the KGIRS is under reported stressed the need for the Agency to work in synergy with practicing Journalists in the state towards achieving maximum results.
Salami promised a harmonious collaboration with the agency to create public awareness on the need for all taxable citizens to embrace prompt payment of their personal income taxes so as to enable government provide essential amenities for the citizenry.
“We are ready as journalists to render our social responsibility in assisting the agency to meet up with its target of revenue generation for Kogi government through our enlightening the people to key into regular and prompt payment of their taxes.”
“Journalists also owe it as a duty to alert citizens on the need to contribute their quota towards the development of their state and the nation in general by meeting up with their financial commitment on prompt tax payment”
Salami advocated for quarterly media interaction with the agency as part of the partnership move in publicising its activities.
He commended the Executive Chairman and his management team for the resounding success so far recorded in generating more revenue for the state government to provide the needed democracy dividends to the people.
Responding, the Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, (KGIRS), Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, expressed delight over the prevailing cordial relationship between his agency and practicing Journalists in Kogi since assumption of office.
He promised to sustain the feat in the interest of both parties geared towards achieving accelerated transformation of Kogi.
Enehe also gave an assurance that he would live above board under the partnership agreement which according to him would go a long way in improving the agency’s services of mobilizing resources for the development of the state.
