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The Delta State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR) was requested today by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in Delta State to provide clarification on how the claimed revenue generation performance of 143% was produced.

Valentine Onojeghuo Esq., the publicity secretary for the Delta State APC, made this information accessible to our correspondent in response to DBIR’s assertions that, as a result of its performance, an astounding 143% of income was earned.

The APC voiced strong scepticism, doubting the veracity and openness of these false allegations, which are pathetic attempts to cast a favourable light on Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration’s appalling performance.

Although the APC expressed doubt about the administration’s assertions, it acknowledged the significance of revenue collection in the state.

“We find it troubling that the administration has continued to boast of inflated figures without any verifiable data or tangible proof to substantiate such claims, which are now presented merely as political rhetoric designed to mask the failings of Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration and to conceal the widespread cases of corruption for which the DBIR is notoriously known,” it said.

“The people of Delta State deserve transparency and accountability, and such claims should not be treated as mere propaganda.

“This has culminated in the investigation of the former governor over allegations of financial indiscretion totaling 1.3 trillion naira of 13% derivation funds that have gone missing.

“The APC believes that this narrative is part of a broader attempt to cover up the state’s lack of fiscal responsibility, mounting financial mismanagement, and endemic corrupt practices that have become synonymous with the Okowa/Oborevwori administrations over the last nine years.”

In order to improve good governance, the APC declared that it was still steadfastly dedicated to making sure the current state administration upholds the values of accountability and budgetary discipline.

“The people of Delta State deserve the truth about the state’s revenue generation efforts, as the government cannot simply conjure inflated revenue figures without transparency,” it said.

According to the APC, “Deltans will recall that the APC has called for reforms in revenue generation, urging the government to address the leakages in the system, improve tax collection efficiency, and make the process more inclusive and equitable.”

“Regrettably, the current administration of Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori continues to fall short in these areas, which only reinforces the perception of a government more concerned with political self-aggrandizement than with the economic welfare of the people of Delta State.”

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