From Lawan Sunday, Lafia
Nasarawa state governor, Engr Abdullahi Sule has tasked the federal government to ensure that all federal government workers residing in the Nasarawa State pay their taxes into the coffers of the state.
The governor stated this yesterday at the Government House, Lafia when the permanent secretary, special duties, in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Festus Daudu, led a delegation on a solidarity visit to the governor.
According to Governor Sule, the payment of workers’ tax to the state would assist his administration in providing the needed infrastructure which has already been overstretchedespecially along the Keffi-Karu-Abuja axis, while working to improve on the already existing ones.
He told the permanent secretary: “Among the people who accompanied you, at least 90 percent are residents in Nasarawa State, if not all. So most of them who are residents of Nasarawa State must live around Karu. So, as you are going out of this office, take their case up to ensure that they pay their taxes in Nasarawa State.”
“I want to tell you that Nasarawa State is opening up more parts for development. So most of you who don’t have plots in the state can take this opportunity by coming to Nasarawa State to acquire plots of land to build houses or establish business ventures.”
“We have Apo area on the way. We also have Karshi, Mpape, Keffi, Gurku all the way to Panda areas which will be developed for onward sale to members of the public who may be interested to have an edifice in Nasarawa State.
Meanwhile, Governor Sule yesterday inaugurated a 12-member committee that would reform the public service system of the state to suit the current desire for the state.
Sule said, while inaugurating the committee, that the aim of constituting the committee was to cut the costs of administering the state and maintain an acceptable standard size which will prevent excessive spending and chanel the meagre resources accrued to the state to needful ventures.
The 12-man public service reform committee, which has a retired head of civil service of the state, Silas Dachor, as its chairman has four weeks to submit its report to Governor Sule.
