- Anambra state government employs and trains 300 youths for revenue collection, refuting claims of using touts and focusing on technology-driven efforts
- Bigly Oil and Gas Ltd partners with the government to transform revenue collection, emphasizing professionalism and cooperation with Anambra Internal Revenue Services
The Anambra state government has recruited and trained over 300 youths for revenue collection and compliance enforcement.
Chukwuma Nwabuikwu Michael, Project Manager of the state Revenue Cooperate, Agents, Bigly Oil and Gas Ltd confirmed this.
In contrast to reports in some quarters that the Anambra government has been using touts as Revenue Agents to intimidate and molest motorists, he claims that over 300 youths have been trained and hired to collect revenue from motorists in the area.
He stated that Bigly Oil and Gas Ltd is in charge of collecting revenue for the government, noting that the state’s use of touts and miscreants to enforce revenue collection has become obsolete.
According to Nwabui, the government hired him to collect revenue through technology.
He says it has transformed and employed over 300 touts in Anambra.
“We have over 300 Anambra youths trained and engaged for collecting revenue; we have collected their details, such as passport and NIN numbers, even to their towns and Community levels and passed it to the office of the Special Adviser to the governor on Security Matters”
“Before then, when we commenced operations in the state on September 26th this year, we organized a three-week training for them to function,” he went on to say.
Nwabuikwu, on the other hand, denied allegations that his officers and staff were molesting and intimidating motorists.
“We have banned them from the use of drugs of any kind as well as drinks while working for us and not even cigarettes, and any of them found wanting would face the full wrath of the law”
“So anyone accusing us of using touts that are on hard drugs is making a mistake and misleading the public and thus should be dismissed as we are a corporate body that discharges our functions with civility”
“We are working in partnership with the Anambra Internal Revenue Services AIRS and the state government to close all revenue leakages and increase the revenue profile of the state government”, said the official.
According to him, the company partnered with Anambra State Internal Revenue Services (AiRS) in September 2023 to collect statewide haulage tax on behalf of the state government and has transformed touts and touting activities in the state in less than a month.
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