GOVERNOR BELLO SACKS KOGI REVENUE SERVICE CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has sacked the Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), Alhaji Nda Aliyu Salami, for misappropriation of funds.
Kingsley Fanwo, the State’s commissioner for information and communication, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, September 21, 2020.
Fanwo revealed that the State Government was not comfortable with its inability to embark on any meaningful projects since January 2020 due to poor internal revenue generation from the agency.
He said the KIRS have not been able to meet the deadline of the amount required from them since the beginning of the year.
According to the Commissioner’s statement, the KIRS violated corporate governance protocols and the State Government had to act to save the service from further violations.
Read Also: I WOULD LEAVE BEHIND MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN KOGI STATE
“The Kogi State government has suspended the Management of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service with immediate effect and appointed an Interim Management Committee to oversee the daily activities of the Service.”
“The governor is conscious of things that have to do with excellent corporate governance, transparency and accountability,” Fanwo said.
He also disclosed that the State’s Commissioner of Finance, Hon. Ashiwaju Idris Ashiru, has been appointed head of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the KIRS.
Other members of the Committee are the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Mr Ibrahim Sani Mohammed, SAN, the Auditor General of the State, Alh. Yakubu Okala, the Auditor General Local Government, Alh. Usman Ododo, and the Accountant General of the State, Alh. Momoh Jibrin.
The Commissioner of Information also said Governor Bello has sacked all members of the Kogi State Local Government service Commission for misappropriation of funds.
He said the Chairman of the Commission, Professor Shuaibu Ibrahim, and his members were sacked for mismanaging several millions of naira which were meant for training but used the money in purchasing vehicles for members without the directive from the Governor.
Read Also: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS YAHAYA BELLO AS KOGI GOVERNOR
Comments