No Rift With Kwara Revenue Agency, Say Igbo Traders

Date: 2024-03-09

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.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Alliance For Democracy     Bluenile Associates     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Olatunji Moronfoye     Kola Adesina     Ayekale     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Idowu Laro     UNILORIN Alumni     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     NTA Ilorin     Hausa     Suleiman Ajadi     Ibrahim Orire     Labour Party     Kaiama     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Gobir     Madawaki     Turaki     Ganiyu Abolarin     Maryam Ado Bayero     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Makama Of Ilorin     Abdulkareem Alabi     Dele Momodu     Tanke Road     Mustapha Akanbi     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Durbar     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Abubakar Aliagan     Yaru     Ibrahim Bio     Unilorin FM     Bilikisu Oniyangi     General Hospital, Ilorin     Yeketi     Bilikis Oladimeji     Nigerian Medical Association     Olatinwo     NNPP     Lai Gobir     Sabitiyu Grillo     Kwara Volleyball Association     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Sobi     Tunji Moronfoye     Zainab Abass     Ado Bayero     Saliu Alamoyo     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Abdulfatai Baakini     Sunday Otokiti     Bello Oyedepo     Aminat Ahmed     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Alikinla     First Lady     CBT     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Kubra Kazum     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Oke Sunna     Aliyu Umar     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Baaziki Sulaiman     Peter Obi     Oba Abu     Lanwa     Offa Descendants Union     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Agboola Babatunde     Oya State     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Iponrin     Bature Bello    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Shoprite     Agor Market     Babatunde Idiagbon     Saheed Akinwumi     Yomi Ogunsola     Olofa Of Offa     Bursary     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     GGDSS Pakata     Mohammed Abdulahi     Alaiye     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Abdulkareem Alabi     Ayegbeni     Kwasu     Adekunle David Dunmade     Jumoke F. Ajao     Kayode Ishola     Gabriel Fashanu     Idi-Ape     Valsolar     Shehu Adaramaja     David Oyedepo     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Ishaq Salman     Olabanji Orilonishe     Javed Khan     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Mahe Abdulkadir     Ilota     Muslim Cementary     Congress For National Consensus     Baboko Primary School     Pius Abioje     Omupo     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Muhammadu Buhari     Ghali Alaaya     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Paul Olawoore     Makama Of Kaiama     Abubakar Ndakene     Waheed Ibrahim     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Rasheed Jimoh     Ojuekun Sarumi     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Ahmad Lawan     Abubakar Imam     Government High School Adeta     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Musa Alhassan Buge     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     2023 Elections     Yeketi     Awoye     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Gbugbu     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Yinka Aluko     Abdulwahab Oba     Ibrahim Abikan     MATTA Girls Foundation     Buari Edun     Arinola Lawal     Matthew Okedare     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Mohammed Haruna     Saliu Mustapha     Simeon Sayomi     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     UTME     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi