Citing the need to replicate development in all 637 communities of Imo
State, Governor Rochas Okorocha has directed all taxable adults in the
27 local councils to pay N3,000 as development levy.
The
governor, who gave the directive at the weekend while inaugurating the
state's Development Council and presenting adult registers to government
representatives in Owerri, urged the people to face current challenges
and pay for their benefits, adding that every taxable adult must
register.
House of Assembly Speaker, Acho Ihim, reminded the audience of the Imo State Traditional Rulers and
Autonomous Law which mandates that a community must have a minimum population of 2,000 for it
to be recognised by government.
The Commissioner for Community Government,
Culture
and Traditional Affairs, Innocent Eke, said the Community Government
Council (CGC), put in place by the current administration, had
decentralised power and empowered communities, as the people now
participate in the management of their affairs.
The chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Sam Ohiri, assured execution of the order.
Source: AllAfrica.com
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