DBIR takes ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ campaign to British High Commission

DBIR takes ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ campaign to British High Commission
Lagos—Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, DBIR, on Tuesday, took the Delta Beyond Oil campaign to the British High Commission to solicit support from the United Kingdom government towards the realization of the vision.

Executive Chairman of DBIR, Mr. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, who led other members of the board on a courtesy visit to the British Deputy High Commissioner, Peter Carter, in Lagos, said Delta State has witnessed tremendous development in every sector within the past few years.

Joel-Onowakpo said that the strong desire by the present administration to continue the developmental strides it has recorded in the past few years, necessitated the visit particularly now that the state is in pursuit of the diversification of its economy through the “Delta Beyond Oil” initiative.


He said that DBIR being at the epic centre of driving the DBO vision, is building the capacity of its staff for improved revenue generation to drive other sectors of the economy.
He added that they were working tirelessly to ensure the realization of the on-going installation of physical Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure in various offices of the board to power the system and block possible leakages in the tax net.

The DBIR have recorded improved revenue generation from 1.2 Billion Naira monthly collection to about 5.74 Billion Naira. The aim of the on-going installation of ICT platform is to drive the system to improve revenue the profile of the state. The target of te board is to go beyond 10 Billion Naira in the next few years. With this plan and critical infrastructure already on ground the realization of the DBO vision will remain in perspective for the state.

In his response, the British Deputy High Commissioner, Peter Carter, said he was excited by the visit of the team from Delta State, saying that it has revealed practical story of the opportunities and programmes of the state government.

He said he would love to visit the state to see things for himself whenever the opportunity avail itself. He appreciated the Board for deeming it wise to visit the Commission.