ohn Nwosu, the African Development Congress (ADC) candidate for the forthcoming Anambra governorship election on November 8, has promised to dismantle the current multiple tax regime and end the use of physical revenue enforcement agents in the state if elected.
Mr Nwosu made the commitment during an online interactive session with indigenes of Anambra residing in the United States of America (ASA-USA).
Proposed Revenue Reform
The candidate, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert, described the current revenue collection system under the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led government as “crude and unsustainable,” pointing out that the use of revenue agents has brought “a lot of tears to the people.”
His key proposal to address this issue includes:
- Full E-Government Implementation: He vowed to implement a full E-government system to streamline revenue collection, thereby eliminating the need for physical enforcers on the streets and tackling corruption and harassment.
- Regional E-Transport System: Nwosu proposed collaborating with the South-East Governors Forum to introduce a computerised sticker system for vehicles. This system would prevent multiple levies across the region by allowing a person who registers in one state to be free from harassment in others.
- Under his proposed E-Transport system, 50 per cent of the tariff would be remitted to the state of registration, while the remaining 50 per cent would be shared among the other South-East states.
Mr Nwosu lamented the tragic death of a former president of the Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (OCCIMA), late Okechukwu Akaname, following an encounter with a revenue enforcement team, promising that such lawlessness would not occur under his administration.
