December 9th, 2024
Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, Ekiti State Governor, has restated his government’s commitment to building a self-sustaining economy where the state can fund its recurrent expenditure without over-reliance on federal allocation.
The governor made the statement on Saturday while inaugurating the new Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service Area Tax Office in Ikole Ekiti.
“The funds generated will be used to provide critical infrastructure and improve the standard of living in the state.
“Our target, by the grace of God, is that we should be able to fund our recurrent from IGR. We should be able to pay workers’ salaries from IGR. If we are able to fund our recurrent with IGR, whatever comes from Federation Accounts Allocation Commission we can use for development; that’s the target and it is doable. I am happy that the little you are paying, you call all see what we are doing with it in the state.
“We have done a lot to the glory of God. We have been able to activate those promises either in education, agriculture, health, infrastructure, governance and human capital development.”