Revenue Generation: Jigawa inaugurates 90 ad-hoc staff

By Yaseer Abdullah

About 90 ad-hoc staffers have been recruited and inaugurated by Jigawa Internal Revenue Services (JIRS) to serve as Road Tax enforcement Teams across the state exit points.

This was announced by the executive chairman of JIRS Malam Nasir Sabo Idris while inaugurating the teams on Saturday in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.

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The chairman who said, the aim is to block the leakages in the road tax collection system, added that the action is taken to checkmate the existence of unauthorized roadblocks by fraudulent persons.

According to him, the ad-hoc staff are expected to boost sales of road tax stickers by the state government and improve single Haulage fees as well as to enforce compliance with the provision of Jigawa state Revenue law on road taxes.

“With this new development, we are expecting to double road taxes collection before the end of the year 2024”.

“The teams will be visible at our borders between Gaya and Dutse,  Gujungu-Gumel road, Gujungu-Jahun road; Gujungu-Ringim road; Gumel-Maigatari road; Maigatari-Niger border; Kazaure-Kano Road; Kazaure-Daura Road; Birnin-Kudu Bauchi Road; Gwaram-Darazo road and all other entry points considered strategic for road taxes collection.

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The Executive Chairman also urged road users, NURTW, NARTO, and all other taxpayers to ensure payment of taxes on time and also through the approved channel.

“All taxes must be paid through payDirect into the designated Jigawa state Revenue Account. Payments through unapproved channels will not be accepted”, he warned.

He then charged the members of the teams to be hardworking, honest, and law-abiding in the discharge of their duties.