El Yakuq Ibraheem
Governor, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has lauded the apex bank operating in the state for remitting its taxes promptly, he said the bank remitted over N120 Million to the state government.
The governor made this known while hosting officials of the apex bank, Lafia branch, at the government house, appreciating the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for granting loans to farmers in the state.
The governor while reacting to the request by the CBN for five hectares of land, Engineer Abdullahi Sule identified Shendam road as suitable for the citing of CBN housing estate.
He further solicited additional loans for farmers from the Central Bank of Nigeria to enable them to expand their farms, he equally appealed to the apex bank to consider bringing the state government in the disbursement of the loans so as to avoid diversion.
He affirmed that through the involvement of the state in disbursing the loans, the government can ensure that the money is used for the purpose it was given.
“is not healthy for just one person to take N50m from you and instead of putting it into a farm, he puts it into a different business,” he said.
The governor commended the apex bank for completing and moving into its permanent site in Lafia, as Engineer Sule used the opportunity of the visit to inform the officials of the planned visit by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He revealed to them that, as part of activities marking the visit, the President will commission the new CBN complex in Lafia.
The leader of the delegation, Samson Isuwa, branch controller CBN Lafia, appreciated Engineer Abdullahi Sule for supporting the CBN since takeoff, especially the donation of the land hosting the permanent site of the bank.
Isuwa said they were also at the government house to formally inform the governor that the CBN has completed and already moved into its building located in Bukan Sidi area.
He requested the governor to undertake a tour of the facility, with a view to fostering synergy and partnership between the apex bank, government, and people of Nasarawa State.
The controller commended Engineer Sule for his efforts to ensure that the state is linked to the national grid through the completion of the Akurba power substation.
He disclosed that last alone, 90 CBN staff from the Lafia branch, remitted about N120m as tax to the state government.
Isuwa equally disclosed that the bank’s development finance office, disbursed over N7bn as loans to farmers in the state, under the various schemes.
As part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility, he added that the staff of the branch contributed money and built a cottage clinic in Wamba.
