Ekiti State Government has put in place a committee to review bye-laws relating to the collection of taxes and rates in the Local Government Councils so as to boost the Internally Generated Revenue (I.G.R.) of the councils.
The State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development, Chief Dayo Fadipe who disclosed this in Ado Ekiti noted that some sections of the Local Government bye-laws are obsolete and needed amendment.
Chief Fadipe stressed the need for bye-laws that would work in tandem with present economic realities.
The Commissioner who was represented at the forum by the Special Assistant on Local Government Affairs, Mr. Sesan Adewumi explained that rate officials in the councils needed functional laws to perform their duties expressed satisfaction on the composition of the committee urged members to expedite action on the review effectively.
The Director of Local Governments, Mr. Sola Ogunmiluyi who explained that a total sum of N13,640,846.97 was generated by the 16 Local Governments in the month of June 2012 stressed that the bye laws would assist the rate officials to drive I.G.R in the local governments.
Earlier, the Caretaker Chairman of Efon Local Government, Dr. Adio Folayan who said that no government can work without enabling laws thanked the state government for setting up the committee.
The Committee which is headed by the ALGON Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Ajidara has three other Caretaker Chairmen who are lawyers as members. They are; Barrister Tajudeen Akingbolu (Ekiti West) LG, Barrister Adewale Adekoya (Oye Local Government) and Barrister Tosin Olotu (Emure Local Government). The committee also has three Directors of Administration, three Directors of Finance and three rate officials, each from the three Senatorial districts of the state.
Last modified: August 10, 2012