Bello Moves Against Illegal Tax Collectors on Kogi Highways

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Governor Yahaya Bello, on Thursday morning, directed the immediate removal of roadblocks mounted by illegal tax collectors across Kogi state.

Bello gave the directive after a personal encounter with the illegal tax collectors while travelling to Okene.

The Governor alighted from his car and ordered one of his security aides to supervise the removal of the roadblock in the area.

Governor Bello said the illegal roadblocks have caused so much hardship to the road users, especially the transporters.

“The activities of the illegal tax collectors on the road are a serious source of frustration to taxi drivers and drivers of articulated vehicles because of the high illegal charges,” he lamented.

He, however, warned that he will not condone such practices in the state, adding that only legally constituted tax collection agencies backed by relevant statutes would be allowed to carry out their responsibilities.

Some of the transport workers who were held at the roadblock hailed Bello’s move as they had spent hours before the arrival of the governor.


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