The Kano State House of Assembly has recommended the removal of the Chairman, Kano Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), Abdurrasaq Datti Salihi for the poor performance of the organisation.
The assembly also constituted an eight-member ad-hoc committee to investigate activities of the organisation and the factors responsible for its poor performance.
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After passing a unanimous resolution during plenary on Tuesday, Speaker of the house, Engr. Hamisu Ibrahim Cheddar declared that the immediate sack of the Chairman became pertinent in order to redeem the revenue performance of the service.
The speaker who cited the drastic shortfall of Kano Internally Generated Revenue IGR as reported by Economic Confidential 2020 Annual State Viability Index (ASVI), insisted that such performance would not be accepted.
According to the ASVI report, Kano generated N30 billion in 2020 as against N40 billion and N44 billion generated in 2019 and 2018 respectively.
Kano is the second biggest commercial city in Nigeria.
The Speaker expressed worries that internal revenue generation under the present chairman has fallen drastically despite the huge potential.
“Kano is well known for high performance in IGR, next to Lagos state. It is worrisome that Kano is now number nine in collection and 17 in performance. This is not acceptable.
“The house has also received several petitions and letters of complaint on the attitude and lack of performance of the service on the chairman. It is based on this development that the assembly resolved to recommend the sacking of the chairman within 48 hours.
“We have also set up eight members ad-hoc committee under the chairmanship of a member representing Rogo constituency Magaji Dahiru Zarawa to investigate the activities of the revenue service and report to the house in 30 days,” the Speaker said.
Zainab Sa’id
