Director Motor vehicle Administration,Board of internal Revenue Nicodemus Goma Kopjingha has said the team of joint task force on revenue generation in Plateau state has generated over 3 million naira in plateau central in three days.
Kopjingha stated this in an exclusive interview with our reporter at the Plateau state Revenue board head office .
He pleaded with cars owners and the motorists plying Jos and environs to come and renew their vehicles particulars wIthin this period .
He pleaded with the residents of Plateau to ensure that the committee in charge of revenue generation didn’t make use of force on them before they come to pay ,saying the use of force before people coming to pay for vehicles particulars is consider as a very bad approach.
Kopjingha expressed, government readiness to encouraged people to exercise their civil obligation of coming to renew their cars particulars yearly as a mark of loyalty to constituted authority as citizens.
It is the duty of FRSC, VIO and Revenue board who are charge with the responsibilIty of collecting taxs on behalf of government to do so we don’t want force on people before they come to pay tax,he said.
He said,the joint patrol team will clamp down on all the offenders by arresting anyone found wanting .
Kopjingha commended the effort of joint revenue patrol team for generating more funds within a shortest period.
He further advice motorists plying major streets in Jos to comply with government directive and law or face prosecution,we appreciate everybody contributions as a matter of urgency we are making sure people pay their new license fees after the expiration of their taxes certificate .
We have made all the necessary provision for all defaulters who want to register to get TIN number we also get ready for those who may be ready let them visit our head office or go to the southern plateau and pay ,we also make arrest or impound their cars until they come to complete all the necessary documentation.
Nicodemus Goma kopjingha added that dateline for the expiration of new plate number have been extended to June next year for people to come and register their particulars to avoid being harrass.
He explained also that, the new plate number content all the requirement of C of 4, House No, all those documents which will help our people in other states .