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Monitor Investors’ Tax Evasion, Unwholesome Practices Of Doing Business – Ogun Workers To Abiodun

May 01, (THEWILL) – Labour force in Ogun on Sunday, urged Governor Dapo Abiodun to monitor the way both local and foreign investors evade taxes and unwholesome practices of doing business in the state.

This was just as the workers commended Abiodun for attracting both local and foreign investment into the state, to generate employment opportunities for job seekers and enhance the economic property of the state.

The workforce comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the state, lauded the achievement of the governor for making life meaningful for workers and retirees in the state.

The workers, who stated this during the 2022 Workers Days celebration held at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, the state capital, urged Abiodun to closely monitor the activities of the investors, as some of them engage in unfair business practices.

Speaking to the Chairman of NLC in the state, Comrade Emmanuel Bankole, lauded the efforts of the current administration for bringing in local and foreign investors to improve the economy of the state.

Bankole, who urged government to check the activities of the investors not only in tax evasion, but also in unwholesome practices that negates modern standard of doing businesses in the world.

The NLC chairman also praised the governor for the State Strategic Transportation Master Plan, which brought about the launching of the mass bus transit expressing hope that the scheme would extend to other parts of the state.

He said that the present administration has performed better in security of lives and properties of the people of the state while calling on security agencies to reciprocate the gesture of state government by ensuring proper use of the security materials and gadgets.

Bankole said, “the strategic and bold step of the current administration in the state at attracting both local and foreign investments to our state in its bid to create employment opportunity and enhance the economic prosperity of the state.”

“We urged government to closely monitor the activities of some of these investors, apart from tax evasion, some of them are engaged in unfair trade practices.”

We appreciated the giant stride and resourcefulness of the Administration in “developing a workable transport master plan for the state and the launch Gateway Bus Pilot Scheme recently”, and expressed the hope that the scheme will be extended to all parts of the state.

We commend the effort of the state government in the provision of logistics and operational materials to security agencies in the state, we call on security agencies to reciprocate the gesture of state government by ensuring proper deployment utilisation of these equipment.”

On his own part, the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), in the state, Comrade Akeem Lasisi, charged the government to do everything possible to increase the the quarterly release of N500 million to clear the backlog of gratuities for pensioners in the state.

“If the past government had started the remission of N500 million quarterly as being done by your government, the backlog might have been either completely offset or minimally reduced by now. So, we commend your government for being humane, but we seek an upward review of the amount so remitted quarterly.”

Lasisi, however, extolled the giant achievement of the governor, saying “Prince Dapo Abiodun has “excelled where the provision of public infrastructures, vis-à-vis road construction, the recently launched pilot scheme of public rapid bus transportation system, and sundry worker-friendly initiatives, moves and policies are concerned.”

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