Oyo’s IGR growth result of hardwork —Makinde

GOVERNOR ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the ranking of the state as seventh in the states’ Internally Generated Revenue Index by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for the first two quarters of 2021 did not come as a surprise, adding that the development was as a result of hard work. 

He also noted that the leap in IGR is the manifestation of his administration’s pragmatic approach to governance since May 2019. 

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, which provided insights into the IGR leap, said that the administration’s commitment to turning Oyo State into an economic and investment hub, as well as the bold initiatives taken by Governor Makinde to encourage the ease of doing business, transform the agriculture and infrastructure sectors, and ensure adequate security, were the pillars behind the state’s leap on the IGR index. 

The statement further indicated that the Makinde administration would not relent in its determination to expand the economy of the state and improve its finances. 

The statement quoted the governor as maintaining that his government would continue to be bullish in its approach to expanding the state’s economy, adding that this is in line with his commitment in the Roadmap for Accelerated Development of Oyo State, 2019-2023. 

The National Bureau of Statistics had recently published its 2021 half-year report of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Nigerian states, indicating that Lagos State topped the chart with N267.23 billion IGR, followed by FCT with N69, 072,879,664 and Rivers State with N57,324,672,372. Oyo State with N25, 191,713,455 was in seventh position, while Yobe State with N4, 031,033,046 was at the bottom of the table. 

With the information made available in the report, Oyo State ranked third among states with highest IGR in the SouthWest, coming behind Lagos and Ogun states. 

The report equally showed that the revenue area where most of SouthWest states got the highest revenue was Pay As You Earn (PAYE), with Lagos generating N152.7 billion, while Oyo State came second with N18.6bn, indicating the strength of the manpower in the states. commenting on the data, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Musibau Babatunde, maintained that the ranking of the state on the half-year NBS report reflected the economic realities in the state, where several business-friendly policies of the Makinde’s ad- ministration have resulted in more investments. 

He explained that the prompt payment of salaries and pensions, as well as the massive completed and ongoing infrastructure development projects and investments on improving security, which have brought positive improvements to the business environment, have all played huge roles in the state’s improvement on the IGR index.

 

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