WITH the addition of two new CRJ 900 aircraft to the fleet of Ibom Air, Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, has said the commitment of Governor Umo Eno to ensuring sustainable growth in the aviation sector is unquestionable.
Reflecting on the development at the weekend, Ememobong said that Eno’s sustained investment in Ibom Air “is a part of the larger investment in aviation, which aims to make our state an aviation hub.”
Last Friday, Eno took delivery of two new Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft for the state-owned airline with assurances that his administration would expedite actions towards achieving optimum returns on investment of public funds and assets within and outside the state.
The governor, who received the two aircraft labelled 5N-CED and 5N-CEE, which touched ground at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, at 2:59 p.m. and 3:06 p.m., respectively, affirmed that the acquisition was funded in full by the state government without any loan or facility from any financial institution.
This, he said, was in line with his administration's determination to break the vicious cycle of state government investments existing only to settle debts in favour of financial institutions.
, adding that his administration would rather explore ventures that would ensure returns on investment to the state.
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has commended the level of progress and achievements being made by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), promising not to withhold any support needed by the agency.
FIRS chairman, Zacchaeus Adedeji
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has commended the level of progress and achievements being made by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), promising not to withhold any support needed by the agency.
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The Committee members, who were on an oversight visit, held a meeting with FIRS management at the Revenue House in Abuja, yesterday, and also toured the agency’s permanent headquarters in the Central Business District currently under construction.
A statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the FIRS Chairman, Dare Adekanmbi, said the Chairman of the Committee, James Faleke, who addressed newsmen after the tour, expressed satisfaction at the transformation in FIRS under the Chairman, Zacch Adedeji, and the increased tax revenue, pledging continued support of the Committee for the agency’s initiatives.
“For us, we can only commend the staff and management of FIRS and, of course, the contractors for a job well done. We have seen the quality work being done. They designed it very well and when we asked questions, they answered. We are satisfied.”
We say kudos to FIRS.
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“We first went to the temporary building where the FIRS is using now and we met the directors and everybody. Why we have taken time to come on oversight is to allow the chairman to fully settle, and we have seen the evidence that he has fully settled.”
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