The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has called on tax administrators in the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria to work towards finding lasting solutions to the revenue challenges the country is currently facing.

Idris made the call while interacting with the president and members of the National Council as well as chapter chairmen of the CITN who visited him in Abuja, according to a statement on Friday.

The statement by the Director Information, Press and Public relations, Office of the AGF, Henshaw Ogubike, was titled ‘Dwindling revenue: AGF Idris solicits active involvement of tax administrators in finding solutions’.

According to the AGF, the Federal Treasury will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the institute on the areas of collaboration and ensure that the desired results are attained.

The statement said, “Idris tasked the professional tax practitioners and administrators to deploy their expertise to assist the government at all levels uncover new frontiers that can be explored to shore up the dwindling finances.

“He stated the readiness of the Federal Treasury to continue to collaborate with the institute and expressed optimism that associating with the institute will make a lot of difference in achieving the dream of increased revenue generation.”

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On the need to improve the capacity of revenue directors deployed to revenue agencies, the AGF said henceforth, the CITN would be engaged to train prospective revenue directors before deployment to improve their capacity to deliver on their mandate.

In his address, the President of CITN, Adesina Adedayo, commended the AGF for the successes recorded by the Federal Treasury in the implementation of the financial management reforms initiatives of the Federal Government.

He reiterated the commitment of the institute to entrench professionalism in the Nigerian tax system, saying institute was poised to foster a better working relationship with the Federal Treasury.