AWKA- Jubilations at the Anambra State Executive meeting as acting chairman Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) Dr Greg Ezeilo announced.
The state generated N2.8 billions Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for thevmonth of July 2023.
This is the first time the state’s IGR got to N2.8 billions since governor Charles Soludo assumed office as the state the governor in March 2022 and two months Ezeilo took over as the acting chairman.
Mr Richard Nwora Madiebo, the Chairman of Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, (AiRS), had resigned from his position in 1st June 2023 and Ezeilo was appointed in the acting chairman.
A source who disclosed this to our reporter said that the acting chairman of Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS) Dr Greg Ezeilo made the revelation during the state Exco meeting held at the government House Awka Anambra state last week Wednesday.
According to the source,” when the acting chairman of AIRS Dr Greg Ezeilo had an opportunity to address the executive meeting presided over by the governor, he said ,before I will continue, I would like to use the opportunity to give report card of the IGR to the state governor and members of Exco in the month of July 2023.
“Not withstanding the prayers and fasting of enemies of the board not to exceed the projected N1.6 bullions for July,the board was able to generate N2.8 billion.
He said after cost, the ,the total money came down to N2.5 billion.