Governor Okpebholo suspends all revenue collections

Governor Monday Okpebholo has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of all revenue collections in Edo, especially in motor parks, until further notice.
This was announced in a statement by Fred Itua, the governor’s chief press secretary, on Wednesday.
Mr Okpebholo also directed the police commissioner to arrest anyone who flouted the order.
“The collection of revenues in the state has been suspended indefinitely. Anyone seen collecting revenues on behalf of the state government will be arrested.
“The commissioner of police is hereby ordered to arrest anyone who flouts the order and collects any kind of revenue on behalf of the state government.
“The governor will soon address the issues and the concerns raised and will issue new directives,” said the statement.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette

States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.

Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Hot news Home top
Anxiety over gospel artiste Toluwanising’s death rumour
A lawyer and spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed the gospel artist demise in a post on social media.

Lagos
Customs MMAC generated N165.79 billion revenue in 10 months, says controller
Mr Otunla urged stakeholders to maintain compliance.

NationWide
Group urges police to obey court order reinstating 455 cops compulsorily retired
The group noted that the National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja, ordered the police authorities to reinstate the affected cops.

NationWide
CBN governor Olayemi Cardoso emerges chairman of Africa Finance Corporation
Mr Cardoso would replace Ireti Samuel-Ogbu, who had chaired the board since April 2025.

World
UN member states warn funding shortfall threatening 2030 SDGs
Nepal alone would gulp $5 billion to reconstruct fallen facilities and infrastructure damaged in the flash floods.

NationWide
Project WHEAT-NESS is whole-chain programme not subsidy: FG
Mr Isokpunwu said Nigeria imported over six million tonnes of wheat yearly at a cost exceeding $2 billion.





