Osun State ends service of revenue collectors at quarry sites 

The Osun State Government on Monday,December 26th, disengaged all consultants and revenue collectors on all quarry sites in the various parts of the state with immediate effect.

The disengagement was directed by the Chairman, Committee on Solid Minerals, Mr. Samuel Oyedotun, and was  inaugurated by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

In a statement by the Secretary of the Committee, Mr Hashim Abioye, it was revealed that  the decision was necessary to stem the tide of loss of revenue for the State was enduring, warning all the illegal revenue collectors to steer clear of all quarry sites in the state.

Abioye said: “Consequently, as part of the mandate of the Committee, all individual or corporate consultants and revenue collectors on the State quarry sites should henceforth desist from plying the quarry sites in the State as a new arrangement will soon be announced in that regard in conjunction with the Osun State Office of Solid Minerals.”

“The decision was necessary to stem the tide of loss of revenue for the State, warning all the illegal revenue collectors to steer clear of all quarry sites in the state.”

“The Committee is in receipt of information that some unauthorised agents have been collecting revenues purportedly for the State government on quarry sites, which end up in private pockets,” he said.