The Executive Chairman, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS), Alhaji Sule Salihu Enehe, has paid a courtesy visit to the Ohinoyi of Egbirra Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje, at his palace in Okene.
The Executive Chairman during his remarks disclosed that his purpose of the visit was to solicit the continuous support of the paramount ruler and the good people of the Ebira Kingdom on the ease of tax operation in the Kogi Central.
Enehe accorded the Ohinoyi the highest regards and thanked him for his immense support to the Revenue Body of the State while stating that the vision of the immediate past Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to make Kogi State self-sustainable in its economy is getting realised and even better with the continuity mandate of his Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State.
Enehe further highlighted that the Service is focused on adding a human face in its operation to ensure a tax-friendly society, thus the crux of the advocacy visit, which is to show reverence to the Paramount ruler for him to use his palace to engender tax compliance among his people.
Enehe, who maintained that tax sits on three legs namely; assessment, collection and enforcement; that the Service hopes to use the visit to address the third leg, to be able to administer to a taxable populace that will not need to be enforced before they observe their civic duties.
The Chairman also lauded the paramount ruler of the Egbirra Kingdom on the relative peace that the Kingdom and the entire State enjoy right from his inception on the throne.
The Ohinoyi of the Egbirra Kingdom, in his response, thanked the Revenue Boss for coming with his team, while stating further that the palace believes so much in the collection of revenue due for the State as taxation is as old as the palace.
His Royal Majesty also implored the Executive Chairman to continue on the Service’s engagement activities with stakeholders, and especially on the media in order to get the people well saturated with the entire knowledge of tax and its benefits.
In his concluding remarks, His Royal Majesty assured the Executive Chairman of the palace’s continuous support, the due engagement of his council Chiefs, and the unceasing contribution of the palace to the development of Kogi State through tax compliance by his subjects.