By Chinonso Alozie

OWERRI—Less than a month after Governor Rochas Okorocha sacked 3,000 workers, the state government has dissolved the Board of Internal Revenue, BIR, warning that no revenue staff should henceforth, collect taxes from individuals without due approval from the appropriate authorities.

Gov. Rochas Okorocha 

Commissioner for Internal Resources and Pension Matters, Vitalis Ajumbe, who spoke on behalf of government, warned that the government would not hesitate to arrest any tax consultant who flouted the order.

Ajumbe said the government dissolved the BIR because some individuals were collecting money and channelling same into their private pockets, contending that the dissolution would reduce the looting of the state treasury.

According to him, the government would introduce Information Communication Technology, ICT, to curtail the diversion of funds meant for the development of the state.

Ajumbe pleaded with the people of the state to see payment of taxes as one of their civic responsibilities aimed at providing social amenities for the masses.

He explained that the Imo State government would continue to encourage its citizens to fulfil their civic responsibilities in the best interest of the state.