ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNMENT COMMENCES ENUMERATION OF SHOPS, TRADERS ACROSS THE STATE

Anambra State Government Commences  Enumeration of Shops ,Traders  Across the State

 The Anambra State Government through the office of the State Internal Revenue Service embarked on enumeration of shops and traders across the state. The operation which is tagged Market Storm was led by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on IGR and Digital Transformation Mr. Isaac Chimereze Okoro, who represented the Chairman Mr. Richard Madiebo who was unavoidably absent due to other major state functions. 

The mega enumeration which started with Onitsha Main Market had over 100 AiRS staff who had been trained for the operation. 

The exercise started immediately after a crucial meeting with the government revenue officials and the market management executive led by Chief Innocent Ikechukwu Ezeoha expressed the traders willingness to support the state government to achieve it's object in all ramifications and promised to ensure that traders in the market comply with the new government tax and revenue reforms. He further called the on the state Governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo to extend his kindness to the market which has been ravaged by this current flood. He added that half of the Zone 3, part of the market has been claimed by flood thereby displacing traders in that location.

The SSA to the Governor on IGR and Digital Transformation thanked the traders and the market executive as moved round the market to observe the exercise and also explain to the traders the benefit of the exercise to the traders and Ndi Anambra. He further stressed that Mr. Governor has given a Directive about the mode of payment which eliminates paying cash to anyone except in the bank. He also explained that  the state has partnered with many agent banking institutions to retailize payment options throughout the state and the market thereby making it seamless and easy for people to make payment for their taxes and levies anyday and at any location. He also sympathizes with the traders and market executive after visiting the flood site. The Special Assistant to the Commissioner of Commerce and Industry Mr. Eloka Maduekwe was also in attendance, he also explained the plans of the ministry of Commerce and Industry towards the market and encourage the traders to pay their taxes and other associated revenue.

Others who attended the storm include Mrs. Franca Ekpechi, Anambra  Zonal Tax Authority, Mr. Onyeka Chukwudi, Head, Non-Tax AiRS, Mrs Ann Nwagwu, Head, Autonomous Transition and among others.

The Market Mega Storm  continues this week at the same location.

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