Pankshin (Plateau) – Mr Stephen Jings, Chairman, Pankshin Local Government of Plateau, has urged council workers to increase revenue generation efforts to enhance its financial resources.
The chairman said this in Pankshin on Tuesday during a parley with the workers at the council’s secretariat.
Jings said the effects of the nation’s dwindling resources had necessitated a re-think on how to source for money to tackle developmental challenges.
“If you look at what is coming to this local government as subvention in the last two months, it is a signal to us that we need to wake up.
“We need to do something drastic about our Internally Generated Revenue.
“We need your cooperation because we hope to go all out in unison to explore all areas in boosting our revenue towards meeting the social and infrastructural needs of our citizens, “ he said.
He said the council would explore ways of boosting its revenue base in Pankshin and Jing markets, among other areas.
The chairman said his administration would address workers’ welfare matters subject to availability of funds.
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Responding, Mr Pankyes Benwuk, Council’s Chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees, promised the cooperation of workers to achieve the objective of developing the council.
“As citizens of this council, we are ready to give 100 per cent cooperation towards generating the desired revenue for the development of the area,“ he said. (NAN)