Oborevwori Dissolves Delta Internal Revenue Board

Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has directed the dissolution of the State Board of Internal Revenue (DBIR).

A statement issued yesterday by the Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, directed the chairman and members of the dissolved Board to hand over all government property in their possession to the career administrative head in the agency.

The statement also said the governor’s dissolution approval would take immediate effect.

The announcement was coming less than two weeks after exempting it from the list of boards of state agencies, agencies, and parastatals ordered for dissolution in June.

The DBIR was one of only eight boards of state agencies, departments and parastatals exempted from the dissolution directive issued by the new administration on June 27, 2023.

Others then unaffected by the dissolution order included the Civil Service Commission; Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC); Judicial Commission; Delta State Independent Electoral Commission; House of Assembly Service Commission; Local Government Service Commission; and Governing Councils of Educational Institutions, according to a statement issued by the SSG.

The statement quoted Oborevwori as thanking the ex-DBIR members for their services to the state and wishing them well in their respective future endeavours.