THE Delta State Board of Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has announced a remarkable performance in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) collections for the 2025 fiscal year, exceeding its target and setting a new record for the state.
The Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Solomon Ighrakpata who stated this in his end of the year report, said the Service generated N202, 487,494,875.67 representing 151.01percent of the N134, 092,848,109.00 target set for 2025.
The achievement, according to Hon Ighrakpata, surpassed the N157,785,188,072.55 collected in 2024, marking a 128.33 percent increase. The executive chairman attributed the success story to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s commitment to development and good governance in the state.
Ighrakpata explained that visible infrastructure projects and sustained security efforts by Governor Oborevwori had attracted investments and continued to encourage voluntary tax compliance in the state.
The IRS boss also acknowledged the support of various stakeholders, including government agencies, revenue consultants, and taxpayers.
“I wish to express our profound gratitude to His Excellency, Rt. Hon. (Elder) Sheriff F.O. Oborevwori, the Governor of Delta State for the political will and support, which has boosted our confidence in revenue drive.
“Again the visible infrastructure projects executed by His Excellency, the Governor across the three Senatorial Districts of the State and the security and peace building efforts have attract- ed a lot of investments to the State and engendered the culture of voluntary tax compliance in line with the provisions of extant Laws”, he said.
The executive chairman appreciated the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Commissioners for Finance, Economic Planning, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, as well as the Permanent Secretary cum Accountant-General of the state for their administrative supports, which he noted was instrumental to the remarkable success.
“I am immensely grateful to the members of the Board of Delta State Internal Revenue Service, the Executive Directors, Management and staff of the Service for culture of collaboration and teamwork, hard work and dedication, which have paid off in terms of increased IGR collections since we took over the business of revenue generation in the month of July, 2023.
