Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has said his administration will in January 2024 introduce Land Use Charge for all developers in the state.
The Governor who spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, during a special prayer session organized by the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), said the move is aimed at fast-tracking the state’s development index and shoring up Internally Generated Revenue.
Oyebanji said the additional revenue would help the government undertake more projects across all sectors and promised that the impending tax would be made affordable for all citizens.
He disclosed that he was already working with the Head of Service to ensure a more regular payment of gratuities to retired workers.
He said, “By January 2024, we will dedicate a fixed amount for the payment of your gratuity monthly at both state and local governments.
“The labor is agitating for a wage increase for workers, they also have the right. We will look for ways to balance the two. We have to balance everything and make sure everybody is happy.
“I appeal to my people in government to be selfless, we need to be sacrificial, because the election has an expiry date. We will still go back to the people, what are we going to tell them if we fail them?”
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