Nasarawa Geographic Information Service (NAGIS) says it has generated N16.7 billion in last eight years but collected only 4.2 billion naira out of the amount generated.
Director-General of the NAGIS, Sonny Agassi gave the figure when members of the State Assembly Committee on Lands paid an oversight visit to ascertain 2020 budget performance of the Agency in Karu, the headquarters of Karu Local Government Area.
He said, being a revenue generated agency of government, they have already mapped out strategy to collect the remaining amount generated for the development of the state.
Agassi added that the agency was going to engage the consultant responsible to collect the money and would establish revenue court among other strategies to ensure the remaining amount is return to government coffer
The NAGIS DG informed the committee that the Agency has generated over 2 billion naira but collected 255.6 million naira in the last five months due to coronavirus pandemic.
He however, commended the assembly for ensuring speedy amendment of the law establishing the NAGIS to carry out its duty effectively.
Responding, chairman house committee on lands and members representing Karu-Gotta, David Maiyaki applauded NAGIS, the DG, and his management for living up to their responsibility and called on them to put more effort in revenue collection.
Other members of the committee who spoke during the visit showered encomium on the agency and called for concerted effort to improve on revenue collection of the state.
