In a bid to purge the state Internal Revenue Board of alleged fraudulent activities, Ebonyi State Government has announced the indefinite suspension of members of the board over alleged fraud.
The announcement was contained in a statement signed by Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kenneth Ugbala, on Wednesday February, 12.
Ugbala said that the government discovered records of monumental fraud in the IGR operation of the state before it decided to take action against the board members.
State government also warned members of the public including commercial institutions to desist from dealing with the suspended board members as regards IGR collection for the state.
Noting that all IGR matters of the state are henceforth domiciled in the Office of the Deputy Governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and that all IGR payments and receipts must be authorised and certified by the Deputy Governor.
He further retorted that ten years imprisonment without option of fine awaits any who defaults the order.
The statement reads: “The indefinite suspension is as a result of their failure to properly discharge the duties of their offices and the discovery of records of monumental fraud in the IGR operation of the state.
“As a result of this, all banks operating in the state as well as tax payers are advised not to have anything to do or any dealing anymore with the sacked members concerning the IGR of Ebonyi state as all IGR matters are henceforth domiciled in the office of his Excellency the Deputy Governor of the state.
“To this end, all IGR payment and receipt must be authorized and certified by the Deputy Governor . Members of the public are further advised and warned that ten years imprisonment without the option of fine awaits any defaulter of this order in line with the state IGR law.”
