By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—Edo State Government has uncovered
$31 million allegedly siphoned from the coffers
of the state during the administration of a former
governor of the state and directed the Attorney-
General to commence legal processes to recover
same. This was part of the decision reached at the end
of the State Executive Council, SEC, meeting held
in the state capital, yesterday. Uncovered fraud Briefing the press at the end of the meeting,
Commissioner for Information, Mr Louis Odion
said: “There is the issue of a fraud that was
discovered while turning our books. We found
that the $31 million was fraudulently taken from
state coffers under a past administration in state. The governor has directed the Attorney-General
to commence legal action in that direction. So, in
the coming days, the state government will take
legal action to ensure that what was stolen from
Edo State Government is recovered. When you
convert $31 million to naira, it fetches you a whopping N7 billion. You can imagine what N7
billion will do in improving the human condition
in Edo State.” The commissioner, who praised some landlords
and companies in the state on the level of their
compliance with the land use charge, said
Governor Oshiomhole asked him to convey his
appreciation and gratitude to the people of Edo
State as well as members of the private sector for their voluntary compliance with the Land Use
Charge. Challenge “He has asked me to single out Coca-Cola
Bottling Company for voluntary compliance. I
think we need to put this in context. Our
challenge as a government is mounting. Every
day, our citizens want government to intervene,
they want schools to be built, they want roads reconstructed but the truth is that our revenue is
dwindling and without deepening the tax base,
we won’t be able to deliver. So, when we find
corporate bodies and citizens who voluntarily
comply by paying their taxes, we view them as
partners in progress.


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