Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has bemoaned the self-acclaimed Yes/No Chairmen, who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), behind illegal levy collection in some of the markets in Osun State.
The Governor, represented by his Deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi during an interactive meeting with leaders of market men and women, held at the Bola Governor's office on Tuesday, stated that those behind the dubious act will soon be made to face the wrath of the law.
Prince Adewusi who described the act as a corruption charged the market people across the State to remain vigilant against the antics of the hungry opposition.
While speaking, the Chairman of Osun Internal Revenue Service (OIRS) Hon. Hazmat Solanke who explained that only the approved revenue board can collect taxes, urged market leaders to turn fake tax collectors down peacefully and report them to the law enforcement agents.
In his remarks, the Honourable Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Rev. Bunmi Jenyo who affirmed that the government never approved illegal levy in markets, also stated that the opposition APC has failed in its many attempts to hoodwink the people of Osun State.
According to the Commissioner, "the opposition APC has failed woefully in misleading the masses. They later instigated students against the government but all in vain".
"On the issue of illegal market levy collection by the court-sacked Yes/No Chairmen, they have failed again, and they will continue to fail", he said.
The Commissioner also noted how the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) declined to open an account for the Yes/No Chairmen.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Market Affairs, Chief (Mrs.) Grace Eniola Omotoso, disclosed that the Adeleke-led government is not collecting levies or unsubstantiated taxes from the members of the public.
According to her, the traders must not cooperate with unapproved revenue collectors. “I have asked those collecting the levies, where are they remitting the money? Anybody who comes to the market to issue a ticket to you, chase him/her out of the market".
"The Osun State government has made it abundantly clear that no ticket should be issued to traders in our market for now and no one is expected to come to you to ask you for money", she said.
The meeting was well attended by the adequate representation of the Iyalojas led by Chief Mrs Mary Oyebode, the Babalojas and members of Egbe Olowo across all the nooks and crannies of Osun State.
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