EKSAA officials commence distribution of bills to business owners.

By Tunji Adesola 

Officials of Ekiti State Signage and Advertisement Agency (EKSAA)has commenced the distribution of bills to client for the year 2023.

The exercise which kicked off at major parts of Ado Ekiti is expected to go round the state in few weeks from now.

The Chairman of Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Olaniran Olatona, who monitored the level of compliance of some business owners said the bills are in line with the extant laws and regulations guiding the operations of the Agency.

Mr. Olatona opined that clients should see the officials of the Agency as their friends. He advised people with grievances to channel their queries to appropriate quarters for clarity rather than attacking the officials of EKSAA on the field.

EKIRS Boss stressed that the bills would be distributed to Private School Proprietors, Political parties, Filling Stations, Point of Sales (POS) operators in order to know what to pay for the 2023 fiscal year.

Mr. Olatona reiterated the commitments of the Agency to meet the revenue target given to her at the Revenue Performance Analysis Reviews/ Reports on Ministries, Departments and Agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Development with the Governor.

One of the recipients of the bills and businessman, Mr Okonkwo Chinedu called on the State Government to create an enabling environment for Business owners in the State to access small and medium scale loans in order to boost their businesses.

Some of the places visited by the officials of the agency include Multinational companies such as: Nestle, Cadbury, Coca-Cola,7up, MTN, Airtel, GLO.

Others are Financial Institutions, Filling Stations, Event Centres, Supermarkets, Patient Medicine/ Pharmaceutical Stores, Hotels,Hospitals, Insurance Companies, and Lock-up Shops.