Ondo State government yesterday unfolded plans to implement Land Use Charge in order to shore up the dwindling revenue from Federation Account. According to the plan, henceforth landlords will each pay about N25,000 for their houses. The Commissioners for Finance and Economic Planning, Chief Yele Ogundipe and Mr Akin Adaramola, who addressed representatives of landlords in Akure, said government was considering the policy that people would be part of decision-making process towards implementing the new charge hence the need for the meeting.
Ogundipe said every landlord would a flat charge of N25,000 for non-commercial houses but the landlord of a house used for commercial purposes would pay more. The commissioner said government took into consideration the sizes of houses but decided that it would be a flat rate for all to eliminate the issue of discretion and corruption in the system. He said: “It was also for the purpose of blocking Internally-Generated Revenue (IGR) leakage.
People have been issued notices in the past and implementation should have started and as responsible government we have decided that we ought to carry along our people before implementation begins. “You voted us in because you believe in our ability to administer.
We do not want to take you for granted and that is why we are holding this consultation so that people can be part of the decision to implement the Land Use Charge.” In his remark, Adaramola solicited the support of the people. The commissioner said government would not implement any policy without properly consulting the people
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