In what has been described as another feather to the hats of the Akeredolu’ administration, the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has rated Ondo State as the Highest growth performing state in the internally generated revenue [IGR] from the 2017/2018 Comparative IGR performance and percentage growth.

Ondo state with a population of just above 4 Million, generated the sum of N10,927,871,479.76bn in 2017, and an improved figure of N24,788,059,725.53bn in 2018 respectively, representing an annual growth of 126.83% in a space of one year.

It was also noted that Bauchi, Imo, Sokoto, Kogi, Niger, and Akwa ibom emerged top 7 earners of Self-Assessment tax across the country.
This information was made available to the public yesterday following the release of the 2017/2018 Comparative IGR performance and percentage growth by the joint tax board.

The Joint Tax Board is the umbrella body of all the tax authorities in Nigeria, which is saddled with the responsibility of promoting and ensuring uniformity, harmony and efficiency in the administration of Personal Income Tax in Nigeria as well as advice government on general tax matters.

Coming top among its counterpart in the federation, the rating is a confirmation of the state government efforts over the past two years which were aimed at charging all the revenue generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to improve on their revenue generation as a way of building a strong economy base in the state.

The state of Board of Internal Revenue (BIR) has proven to be effective with its plans, which has successfully brought major stakeholders in revenue generation together to review, highlight and proffer solutions to challenges militating against optimum performance.

Upon the assumption into office as the executive Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Akeredolu reiterated his commitment to mapping out various strategies that are in line with the global best practices on revenue generation, and this rating is a testament of the effort of the Akeredolu led administration at improving the fortunes of ondo state.

http://ondostate.gov.ng/Home/NewsItem/Ondo-State-Revenue-Board-Records-Highest-YoY-IGR-Growth-in-Nigeria-

This is great

Okay

Of course I no say my state no go dey

Stupid governor

Wow!

I hope this will translate into something good for the good taxpayers of Ondo.

Commendable

All Yoruba are meant to be prosper tashe Ti edumare

very great development for Ondo.... thats drastic

Proudly Ondo.

Akeredolu is a silent achiever.


Click like if you want thunder to fire the bet9ja Scammer above me.

Interesting to know. But what their government do with the money would leave you with nothing but asking questions

We don't need paper work...

Increase in IGR in any state in Nigeria mean that the state will have more poor masses. Freezing money from poor masses through multiple taxation in the name of increasing state IGR doesn't make any sense, until state start increasing their IGR through export of finished goods, creation of jobs through industrialization, that is when the state will start growing.

Wow!

We Ondo people are not only very hardworking but also very knowledgeable, smart and intelligent! !!

Ondo state well done keep following Lagos state

AKEREDOLU IS WORKING

ONDO STATE IS WORKING!

Abeg, where is oyo state? Our own constituted authority can't even improve our IGR. No only embezzlement

Congratulations to the good people of Ondo state.

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Omo
See Rivers and Lagos IGR... Those two states have no reason to be in the same pedestrian with others, including Delta and Akwa Ibom.... If only they can get good governance, don't need to depend on fg to develop themselves.... But greediness, self centered and covetousness won't let them.
Kogi sef could generate this IGR, but no where to see the effect... Won't be surprised seeing kogites vote in yahaya again, we too like partisan politics, no one care for competence.....
Imo should generate more than that, numerous hotels in that state alone can generate half of that amount every year plus civil servants,industries, private organizations.... But Rochas don't care, since him, in laws and cronies own most of the investments in owerri, doubt if they even pay tax.
Kudos to Akeredolu... He's a silent achiever, don't always rush to media.... He should keep it up

That's nice

SMFH....Lagos no dey number 1,lmao.....so dem no dey account for all the money wey dem dey collect,so majority of the money dey go TINUBU account......kai

Good Development

I think Ondo state is beginning to live up to its potential.

That's good.
I do hope the growth would as well improve the economic well being of the good people of Ondo State.

This is fantastic.
God bless Ondo state.
God bless South west.


Meanwhile, information reaching me now is that developer from the east are on their way to develop Ondo state, like they develop Lagos. lolz. Awon developers.

Yes its possible b'coz he didn't use the money for anything... No state investment... No project... Nothing nothing mad man

Odingo1:
Increase in IGR in any state in Nigeria mean that the state will have more poor masses. Freezing money from poor masses through multiple taxation in the name of increasing state IGR doesn't make any sense, until state start increasing their IGR through export of finished goods, creation of jobs through industrialization, that is when the state will start growing.

All these wailing because Ondo was not a South East state