Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan
The Oyo State government on Thursday said the closure of Obasanjo Farms in the Oluyole Estate area of Ibadan was not political. It said more than 400 other businesses were also sealed for their failure to pay the state’s Environmental Development Levy after several notices were served on them.
During a sensitisation and enlightenment meeting with the members of the Organised Private Sector and Chambers of Commerce under the aegis of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria in Ibadan, the Chairman of Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue, Mr Bicci Alli, said the state and the board had nothing against the business interest of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, stressing that it was an exercise that was executed as part of the internal revenue generation drive of the state.
Alli said, “I must state that the government does not have any interest in disturbing…
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