The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has embarked on a statewide sensitisation tour to educate stakeholders on the Land Use Charge law which was passed in January 2024.
The two -day tour, which commenced on July 1, 2025, aims to enlighten traditional rulers, community leaders, and other stakeholders on the importance and benefits of property documentation in Kogi State.
Sule Salihu Enehe, Executive Chairman of KGIRS, represented by Hassanat Enehezeyi Salawu, the Service’s Director of Ministry, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), highlighted the significance of property documentation, including accurate assessment of property values for taxation purposes, identification and registration of property in the State, allocation of land for government projects and delivery on social amenities, employment opportunity for enumerators from the District, and reliable database on the property makeup of the District to inform decision-making.
Enehe explained that the tax obligation section of the law focuses on the property used for lease and commercial purposes, while exempting places of worship and other religious institutions, property owned and occupied by retirees, property owned by the Government, Palaces of traditional rulers, town -halls used for community meetings and gatherings, and provision of tax relief for property owned by physically challenged individuals.
The Chairman disclosed that 40% of the tax collected would be allocated to the Local Governments, while the remaining 60% would be allocated to the State Government, adding that the revenue generated would be used for infrastructure development, maintenance of the environment, and provision of adequate security.
The sensitisation tour is expected to enhance stakeholders’ understanding of the Land Use Charge law and promote compliance with the enumeration process.
The traditional rulers present, led by The Ohi of Okene, Isah Mamman Okatahi, commedded the initiative and urged the Revenue Service to conduct wider awareness campaigns on the modified revenue item.
Mohammed Ireyi Bello, the Ohi of Adavi, and Chairman Adavi Traditional Council, thanked the KGIRS team for the broad enlightenment on the Land Use Charge, noting that the message would be delivered abundantly to their various subjects while urging the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service on transparent administration of tax in the State to encourage the culture among the populace.
