Imo State government has indicated interest to partner the office of the Surveyor General of Federation (SGF) to up its internally generated revenue.
The state Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, disclosed this during a meeting with the Surveyor General of the Federation, Ebisintei Bietoru Awudu, in Abuja.
Addressing his host, Madumere disclosed the intention of the Owelle Rochas Okorocha-led administration to map out its territory and resources content with a view to planning and optimizing its potentials.
He said that the present call was not unconnected with the present economic realities, which elicit innovation and creative approach towards increasing internally generated revenues to enable the government meet up its primary responsibilities and the welfare of the people.
He disclosed that Imo State government was worried by the stagnant revenue status despite its ever increasing financial burden ranging from salaries, security and other welfare issues, thereby engendering the need for the partnership.
Responding to the Deputy Governor of Imo State, the Surveyor General, Ebisintei Awudu, commended Governor Okorocha and his Deputy, Madumere, for taking the right step in the right direction.
In agreement with Madumere’s request, Awudu pledged to embrace the partnership with Imo State Government with a view to helping it realize its dream of optimizing resources especially in various areas of strategic concern among which boarder on structural and physical development.
Besides, Awudu called on his directors who are experts in various areas of survey who made important contributions that will trigger development and increase the state’s revenue.
He therefore encouraged Imo State government to embark on its plan, assuring that it will never regret the investment since it is both short-term and long-term purposes.
He promised that his team would help in the area of capacity building while calling for institutionalization of the sector in the state to give it content to achieve its responsibilities as derived in the Nigerian constitution.
Among other resourceful contents of the state discussed during the visit, the economic importance of Oguta lake was thrown up, which was described as untapped water resources of the state that will generate a lot of high paying jobs for the youth and development for the state.
