Rochas Okorocha,
governor of Imo state, has ordered all “leviable adults” in the state to pay
N3,000 each as “development levy”.
According
to a statement by Louis Duru, the state commissioner for community government,
culture and traditional affairs, the money is to be used for
“autonomous community adult development”.
Duru
said the state had registered at least 2,ooo leviable adults in each of the 637
autonomous communities.
He
added that recognised communities will serve as the collectors and they are to
pay not less than N6 million each.
Okorocha
warned that the traditional rulers of defaulting communities will have their
allowances or salaries suspended.
“To
facilitate the payment, the state government through the ministry of CGC, since
September 2016, has provided community adult registers for all autonomous
communities in the state where the communities will enlist the names of at
least 2000 leviable adults”, the statement read.
“Any
recognised autonomous community that fails to pay the development levy will be
merged with sister autonomous community that had paid and the
salaries/allowances of the traditional ruler ill be suspended.
“Government
has concluded arrangements to embark on sensitisation meetings with traditional
rulers at the local government areas to further emphasize His Excellency’s
directives and monitor compliance.”
- The Cable
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