My administration will treat operators of illegal checkpoints as armed robbers — Ortom

By Titus Atondu, Makurdi

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has disclosed that all operators of illegal revenue collection checkpoints in Benue State will be treated like armed robbers when arrested.

Ortom also said that the people indulging in such acts should steer clear of revenue collection in the state.

The Governor  made the disclosure at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi while signing into law the amended Benue Internal Revenue Administration Law of the state.

He explained that revenue collection in the State had been contracted to consultants and urged interested persons to work with them, stressing that anyone caught operating illegally will be treated like a criminal.

The Governor acknowledged the decline in revenue generation and the need to improve on all areas to be able to cater for the needs of the state.

Governor Ortom thanked members of the Benue State House of Assembly for the speedy passage of the amendment and pledged sustained cordial working relationship between the executive and the legislature.

Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Christopher Adaji who represented the Speaker of the House of Assembly said the amendments were doing after due consultations with critical stakeholders and relevant provisions of the law.