Kogi grows IGR by N300m in Q1

Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has recorded a growth of N300 million in the  revenue generation of the state in the first quarter of 2019.

The Executive Chairman, Aliyu Inda Salami,  who disclosed this in Lokoja during a two-day retreat to equip staff of the organization, said the effort was geared towards increasing the IGR of the state to N3 billion monthly.

He said the feat was made possible as a result of the recent operational restructuring in the service which focused  on effective and efficient revenue collections.

Salami, admonished the staff to be open-minded at receiving and implementing the nuggets from the retreat as they would be “Change Agents’’ in their individual job responsibilities and be held accountable for their performances.

He also encouraged the staff to be ambitious and goal oriented even in their personal pursuits as this will eventually affect the growth of the Service in a positive way.

The Chief of Staff to the  Governor of Kogi State, Chief  Edward Onoja in his remarks urged the management and staff of the agency to intensify efforts to increase revenue generation in the state.