Nigerians have lauded Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s initiative to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state by 26.4%, even at a period the coronavirus pandemic caused a lot of devastation to national and global economy.
The media office of Governor Makinde, making the disclosure on the IGR increase Monday morning, said the governor was able to achieve the feat “without increasing the tax burden on our citizens.”
Though the last figure of the IGR and the latest generated revenue were not disclosed, the governor’s media office, via its Twitter handle, quoting the governor, simply said Oyo State IGR increased by 26.4%, attributing the percentage increase to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) H1 2020 report.
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It states: “The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) H1 2020 report shows that our IGR grew by 26.4% even amidst this pandemic. We did this without increasing the tax burden on our citizens. What we have done so far is to focus on our competitive advantage.” – Gov. Seyi Makinde”
Meanwhile, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to commend Governor Makinde’s efforts at increasing the IGR without putting a tax burden on the citizens of the state, which it was said was a fulfilment of his promise not to increase tax to raise funds for government, as presented below:
How Seyi Makinde was able to increase the State IGR by 26.4% amidst the pandemic in H1 2020 without burdening the good people of Oyo State with unnecessary tax should be studied by others. Not trying to ridicule Buhari economy knowledge, but he needs to learn from Makinde.
— Premier (@SodiqTade) November 16, 2020
Seyi Makinde steady showing us that good governance is not that hard, we just have wicked people in power. https://t.co/crQsNlBKj3
— Pastor Ola ✨ (@Biisi96) November 16, 2020
Seyi Makinde promised his govt will never increase tax on any Oyo citizen. NBS report showed Oyo State IGR increased 26.4% DESPITE no extra taxes.
But ElRufai plans to tax everyone >18 in his state- though he has not given everyone jobs.
There are leaders. And there are clowns.
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧💎 (@DrOlufunmilayo) November 16, 2020
Oyo state IGR grew by 26.4% even without increasing the tax burden on the citizens.
With the right resources and measures put in place, there's actually hope for good governance and accountability.
Kudos to Gov. Seyi Makinde
— MykeFit™ (@MykeFit) November 16, 2020
How it started: How it’s going: pic.twitter.com/OUIT4Q7ajp
— Ryan Gosling’s Doppelgänger (@UncleSmish) November 16, 2020
Ngl I was half-expecting to be disappointed that taxes had indeed gone up. Seyi Makinde na man.
— 💫 Effi 💫 (@EffiClaiir) November 16, 2020
Seyi Makinde is everything you guys wanted in a president… New Political head, young, vibrant, progressive, brilliant, community leader and more importantly, measurably transparent… he is a clean slate.
That we have placed the argument of 2023 on tribe breaks my heart 💔
— Being Human is not Enough (@realdanielemeka) November 16, 2020
“…we have listened to the youths. We are designing a sustainable way to engage them, because I will continue to say that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. We have to engage our youths. We will design means…” – Gov. Seyi Makinde. pic.twitter.com/HngvNvPKby
— Francis Adeboye (@FrancisAdeboye) November 16, 2020
But fr tho. How did Seyi Makinde increase revenue during the lockdown without raising taxes?
— Marvin the Paranoid Android (@Boboye_Ak) November 16, 2020
Seyi Makinde's bio is everything pic.twitter.com/5Sesb1bTYZ
— GODZILLA (THE PEN) 🖋️ 🌍 (@Samcleave_Ng) November 16, 2020
The stats from the NBS are there but people are still wondering how true are the released stats. Lmaooo
Boys are not really used to this good governance thing. Obviously, weird.
Seyi Makinde just dey start sha.— Premier (@SodiqTade) November 16, 2020
For 8 years of Ajimobi, this road was contracted and nothing was done except from grading, Seyi Makinde promised that he would not neglect valuable ongoing projects, he took up this project to give to the people of Saki a warm smile.
— GODZILLA (THE PEN) 🖋️ 🌍 (@Samcleave_Ng) November 16, 2020
Rehabilitation of Gudu-Oroki road in Oyo town by Gov Seyi Makinde.
If you still dey call @seyiamakinde audio Governor, that means you are blind both physically and spiritually. pic.twitter.com/Z8zfvy7i2S
— Akin Abubakri💕 (@Slaypappii) November 16, 2020
The governor of Oyo state is committed to redefining good governance with a focus on people-centred politics.
Gov. Seyi Makinde is one governor that keeps giving us hope in Nigeria corrupt political system… Leadership runs in his blood not politics.
He's my governor… 🙌 https://t.co/VxAzckafye
— CeeJay #EndSars (@joy_ciana) November 16, 2020
Governor Seyi Makinde in less then two year has become the epitome of governance in Nigeria.
A true leader 🤲
— BabaTee of Akure 🇳🇬 (@TheBabaTee) November 16, 2020
"we can either sit and complain about how the price of oil is falling, and we are surely headed for a recession, or we can plan on using what we have as a nation to attract investment into our country and grow our economy. In Oyo, we have chosen to do the latter." – Seyi Makinde. pic.twitter.com/QwjfhM5BHg
— Lawal Luqman A #EndPoliceBrutality (@LawluqA1) November 16, 2020
