KOGI State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has charged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state to cooperate and collaborate with the management of to improve the Internally Generated Revenue of the state to enable government to provide the desired dividend of democracy to the people of Kogi state. Governor Bello gave the charge in Government House Lokoja during internally generated revenue strategic workshop with MDAs organised by the management of KGIRS to chat way forward for an improved revenue generation of the state. We are elected to serve the people through delivering the dividend of democracy and we can not do that without finance from revenue. “Government money whether federal allocation or internally generated revenue or grant and donation, nobody can spend it without the approval by the authority saddled with that responsibility. The Chairman also recommended that the management of Lokoja international market and other government-owned markets be transferred to Kogi State Market Development Board for proper management and increase revenue generation without altering the ownership structure.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 07, 2020 11:15 UTC