The Association of Heads of Federal Establishments (AHFE) Akwa Ibom State held its 2015 End of the Year Activity today at the Governor's Office Annex Conference Hall Uyo where it held a symposium on Revenue Generation titled IMPERATIVE OF TAX REMITTANCE OF FEDERAL OFFICERS. The interactive session was presided by a panel headed by Pastor Ekarika - Permenent Secretary, State Budget Office along side other resource gurus including Mr. Linus Nkan representative of Accountant General of the state, Mallam Yusuf from FIRS Uyo, and representatives from Federal Pay Office and NIPOST. The panel brained stormed on the problem of tax evasion, omission and remission and forged a way forward to help Akwa Ibom State acquire its due in taxation from federal Government workers, state government workers and private workers with the resolve for a strong think tank and enforcement alliance between all parastatal, professional bodies and civil societies within the state.
At the peak of the event was the award session where the likes of Hon. Akan Okon Commisioner of Finance Akwa Ibom State, Comr. Akamba Awah- Chairman of TUC, Pst. Anietie Ukpe - Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Marcel Ofomata CEO/MD of AMAECOM GLOBAL LTD and others received Awards of Excellence in service and Integrity.
Comr. Dominic Ogakwu Jr. President- Integrity Network Initiative who partnered with AHFE also graced the event with his erudite articulation and oratory on Integrity and presented a Leadership Award for excellence to Comr. Akamba Awah for his over two decades of dogged service and integrity. The Event wound up with the launching of the association's 2016 almanac unveiled and generously supported by the Honourable Commissioner himself followed by Mr. Marcel Ofomata as well as other dignitaries like representatives of National Orientation Agency, Maritime Academy, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
Pst. Philip I Enyali - the chairman of the Almanac Committee and State Coordinator Public Complaints Commission was more than impressed with the support.
The event was an epic success and a Sui Generis thanks to the sterling and ingenious organizing skills of the chairman of the end of the year activity committee - Mr. Tony Iji who is also the State Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission, Akwa Ibom State.
Others in attendance are representatives from University of Uyo, Assistant Comptroller of Prisons, Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Commissioner of Police, Director of State Security Service, Barr. Ogar of Legal Aids - Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Jeremiah E. Jackson president of Keke Owners/Riders Association, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria Television Authority, Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Cooperation, Radio Nigeria and Mr. Ifreke Nseowo - Media Connoisseur to mention a few.
According to Mr. Tony Iji the State Coordinator, National Human Rights Commission, Akwa Ibom State "Taxation is a biblical mandate and incidental to Human Rights because our rights to claim for the protection, defense and assertion of our rights is coterminous with our responsibility to contribute towards the running of the institutions that we expect to protect, defend and assert these rights for us. After all, we are enjoying so much facilities and amenities in Akwa Ibom State such that it is morally wrong not to pay our taxes here in Akwa Ibom..." It was also revealed that civil servants all pay their taxes but sometimes remission is a problem because they may be working in Akwa Ibom State while their point of pay is another state probably where they were transferred from or originally employed. The commissioner for finance was grateful for the initiative and pledged the state's action and willing partnership on this issue.
The event was wonderfully anchored by Barr. Okpo Ewa and Mr. Tony Iji the organizer himself!
Pix story: Barr. Okpo Ewa (MC of the occasion) Pst. Anietie Ukpe (CPS/SSA to Gov. Udom Emmanuel) and Mr. Tony Iji (State Coordinator of NHC and organiser of the event)
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