Kano State Government has inaugurated two committees to formulate strategies for boosting the state’s Internally Generated Revenue.
The two committees are the Special Task Force for the Registration/Profiling of Commercial Vehicle Operators and an Ad-hoc Committee to Streamline Revenue Collection from Agricultural Produce across the State.
Secretary to the State Government, Dr Abdullahi Bichi, who inaugurated the committee on behalf of the state Governor, said the committee is tasked with proffering workable recommendations to the government towards boosting the IGR.
The SSG noted that the state can no longer continue to depend on monthly allocation from the federation account given its large population, hence the need to look for other sources of revenue for sustainable developments.
He stressed that the state government would capitalise on its naturally endowed fertile land to improve the people’s lives and boost the state’s economy.
The Special Task Force for Registration/Profiling of Commercial Vehicle Operators in the state has nine members, including the Honorable Commissioner for Transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Diggol, as chairman and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, as secretary.
While the Ad-hoc Committee to Streamline the Collection of Revenue from Onions, Tomatoes and Agricultural Produce across the state has Professor Ibrahim Barde, Special adviser (IGR), and Aminu Ibrahim, Under Secretary, Research Evaluation and Political Affairs (REPA), cabinet office, as chairman and secretary, respectively.