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FCT-IRS Under Fire In Senate Over N1bn Remittance To FIRS


By
Abdullateef Salau
Thu Apr 01 2021

The management of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) came under fire in the Senate on Thursday over planned remittance of N1 billion to Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) as commission from projected N100billion revenue collection.

The N1billion remittance came to the fore when the agency, led by its Executive Chairman, Mallam Abdullahi Attah, appeared before the Senate Committee on FCT for approval of the N8.5billion 2021 budget proposal.

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Trouble for the agency started when the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Abubakar Kyari (APC, Borno North), asked Attah to explain the N1billion planned remittance to FIRS from projected revenue generation in 2021.

The FCT-IRS Chairman, in his response, said the planned remittance as done on yearly basis, is for payment of salaries of 117 FIRS staff who are collaborating with the agency for aggressive revenue generation and collection.

“Out of the entire 130 operatives of the agency, 117 of them are from the FIRS who must be taken care of,” he said.

Angered by the submission, the Committee Chairman wondered why the agency since its creation about four years ago has not recruited enough staff to drive its revenue collections.

“Are you saying that the N1billion remitted to the FIRS from the N50billion generated last year was for payment of salaries of the 117 FIRS?

“Being staff of FIRS, are they not on salary structure from the FIRS itself and is that the reason you are proposing the same in your 2021 budgetary projections?” he asked.

Other members of the committee described the move as unacceptable.

Sam Egwu (PDP, Ebonyi North) said “the N1billion being remitted to FIRS by your agency is nauseating and must be stopped.

“If you don’t have enough men to collect the revenue for you, carry out a recruitment exercise for that purpose.

“Why must you be paying people who are already being taken care of elsewhere salary-wise?” he queried.

But fielding questions from journalists after the meeting, Attah said the agency is like a baby that should be allowed to crawl first before walking let alone running.

“As far as I am concerned, we have improved from what we met on the ground,” he said.

id4sho:

FCT-IRS, very nice place to work. Far more than FIRS, heard about their slots in January. something is about to happen

HarunaWest:
You are Senile for that statement...Uwarka

emeritus007:
Jatumarka ka zaga

Dammyzeal007:

my senator gave me a recommendation letter there since last year November, up till now I'm yet to get any response from there . I will be so happy if I get help there. Hoping on God cuz I'm fed up

Sinensis:
zaku ci uwarku Dukan ku

freddybonz:
How, they pay better than FIRS?

emeritus007:

LMAO...Kai Wawa ne fa...meh haka

Nwanyiogwashi:
Recommendation letter is waste of time and the truth is that,the place is very competitive to enter.Just pray and believe in God.

Nwanyiogwashi:
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Please sir I am not in anyway connected, getting information about job doesn't make one connected.
I am just like every other one here

Dammyzeal007:

I believe in God but wetin man Pikin wey no get connection fit do.... hmmmmmm

Nwanyiogwashi:

Please don't be offended I have been busy but will check your mail now.Sorry once again.

Folsbal:
Please somebody should say something
Whats delaying the immigration and civil defense recruitment
Please to our high connects in the house
What exactly is going on with these two
Thank you

Momsiyo:
GACN.someone pls any idea of salary and allowance.

id4sho:
yeah

Iyajelili:

Maybe you should write the name of the agency in full.

id4sho:

FCT-IRS, very nice place to work. Far more than FIRS, heard about their slots in January. something is about to happen

Nwanyiogwashi:
Recommendation letter is waste of time and the truth is that,the place is very competitive to enter.Just pray and believe in God.

Zoulyadaini:
Somebody should tell us about NPA APL's

busariolamashoo:


I don't know why the room doesn't feel like saying anything about this. Maybe because there is no adequate information about the place. Probably no adequate information about the said place.

Nwanyiogwashi:
Is good place to work, I'm expecting 3 letters from there,hoping to receive it next week.

starbuck:




Honestly
So nobody knows somebody that knows anybody that is related to the people in charge of the list, abi them do blood covenant not to disclose anything ��

Paramilitary1:
I agree totally. A Complete waste. May God find us worthy

Nwanyiogwashi:
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Please sir I am not in anyway connected, getting information about job doesn't make one connected.
I am just like every other one here

Nwanyiogwashi:

The schools have complied names already.
Maybe after Easter.

carsprayer:
I go use my Covid-19 loan buy Job slot.... 🤣 🤣

Favourmelord:


Good morning ma. Please do you know if UNN has given out APL?

Nwanyiogwashi:
Is good place to work, I'm expecting 3 letters from there,hoping to receive it next week.