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ONDO GOVT. GOES TOUGH ON TAX DEFAULTERS AS ODIRS SEALS OFF WODA QUARRY COMPANY ORE FOR TAX EVASION

 ONDO GOES TOUGH ON TAX DEFAULTERS, SEALS OFF QUARRY COMPANY OVER TAX EVASION AT ORE



  The Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) has vowed to bring the weight of the law on any individual or corporate body that fails to pay it's tax.

A legal Officer of ODIRS, Barrister Gregory Afuwape made the body's decision known at Ore, Odigbo local government area, where WODA Quarry Company was sealed off on court orders for defaulting in tax payment.


   During the exercise, all activities of the company were stopped as staffs of ODIRS in company of law enforcement agents locked the company's gates and the workers compelled to put off their machines. 



  Barrister Afuwape explained that officials of ODIRS, armed with court order had been manhandked by workers of the company who prevented them from enforcing the court order earlier in the year. 


 He noted that the enforcement is dated back to 18th of May, 2022 when officials secured an order from Ondo State High court, presided by the Chief Judge, Hon. Chief Justice Williams Akintoroye.



Afuwape said, “He (CJ) gave us an order to seal up this place for defaulting in tax payment. Ondo state government doesn’t allow failure in payment of tax. We had served several notices to them, they prevented our officers from coming in, they embarrassed our officers, they intimidated them with guns.


“The last time, we were here to inform them about the enforcement, they equipped their military personnel to shoot at us. Today (thursday) now, we’re fully mobilized to come here to shut down the activities here”, he said.


“Ondo State government is not taking it lightly with anyone who is owning tax liability in the state. We need this tax to run the activities of the government, the government need tax to construct roads, build hospitals, schools and other infrastructural projects for the people in the state”, he said.

Afuwape added that the company is owning about two hundred and seventeen million naira (N217,000,000) and has not paid anything or made any attempt to pay



   


   

Woda Quarry Company, Ore in Odigbo Local government area of Ondo State has finally been shut down by officials of the State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) in line with a Court order.

During the exercise monitored by newsmen, it was observed that all the activities going on in the company were stopped, including locking up of offices and the machines.

It would be recalled that three months some ODIRS officials were assaulted while carrying out an enforcement exercise at Woda Quarry Company, Ore in Odigbo Local government area of Ondo State in line with an order from the Ondo State High court headed by Hon. Justice Williams Akintoroye. 



Barrister Gregory Oyetan Afuwape, a legal officer in the Ondo state Ministry of Justice, working with Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) while carrying out another enforcement yesterday at the same company, noted that the enforcement is dated back to 18th of May, 2022 when officials secured an order from Ondo State High court, presided by the Chief Judge, Hon. Chief Justice Williams Akintoroye.

Afuwape said, “He (CJ) gave us an order to seal up this place for defaulting in tax payment. Ondo state government doesn’t allow failure in payment of tax. We had served several notices to them, they prevented our officers from coming in, they embarrassed our officers, they intimidated them with guns.

“The last time, we were here to inform them about the enforcement, they equipped their military personnel to shoot at us. Today (thursday) now, we’re fully mobilized to come here to shut down the activities here”, he said.

“Ondo State government is not taking it lightly with anyone who is owning tax liability in the state. We need this tax to run the activities of the government, the government need tax to construct roads, build hospitals, schools and other infrastructural projects for the people in the state”, he said.

Afuwape added that the company is owning about two hundred and seventeen million naira (N217,000,000) and has not paid anything or made any attempt to pay


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