The Executive Chairman, Bayelsa State Internal Revenue Service, Dr Nimibofa Ayawei, has charged members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) to continue practising their profession in consonance with the ethics of the profession.
Ayawei who scored the professional body high on their partnership and services to the state, handed down the charge at the 2021 annual dinner and investiture of the new executives of the CITN, Yenagoa and District society in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The Bayelsa Internal Revenue Service boss who spoke as chairman of the occasion, noted that the state revenue service under his leadership has benefited immensely from the expertise and professional services of the CITN.
He acknowledged the contributions of the institute’s members, saying that through the professional practice of members, more and better experience would be achieved for societal growth by members.
He commended the out-gone Chairman of the Yenagoa and District society of the organisation, Mr Nengimote Ayerite for his exemplary and sacrificial leadership qualities put in the organisation, just as he noted that the state through the revenue service office has shored up its revenue base due to the CITN fruitful partnership.
“I thank each and every member of the CITN for your services to the state.My office have a large number of your members rendering services to the state.
“The Bayelsa internal revenue service is one agency that has benefited and has continued to reap from the partnership with the CITN.
“But one thing I must say is that it’s not just enough to say that you’re in an organisation just for the sake of socialisation. You must practise, and practise your profession professionally so that you can benefit from the gains in it.
“I thank the outgoing executive for the services rendered to our state. I charge you to continue in this direction as we look forward to even a better and greater partnership in the years ahead”, he said.
Also speaking, the out-gone Chairman, Mr Nengimote Ayerite enumerated some of the achievements of the out-gone executive as the acquisition of land for the building of the CITN permanent secretariat in the state as well as the granting of approval by the national body of the organisation for the Yenagoa and District society study centre, amongst others.
Those invested as executives were Sir Robert Lokoson, chairman, Mr Azebi Bestman, vice chairman, Akpe Oyinkarebai, deputy Vice chairman and Mr Raphael Opuofoni, general secretary.
Others are Mrs Ebiware Esther, honorary treasurer, Diete Filatei, assistant general secretary, Nengimote Ayerite, ex-officio one, Adeniyi Arepo, social/publicity secretary, Tonye Apiri, ex-officio two and Mr Ayebaenemi Jumbo as financial secretary, respectively.
Highpoints of the event included awards bestowed on various individuals by the CITN, among whom were the Sole Administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Effiong Okon Akwa and the Director of Finance and Personnel Management, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr Isaac Yalah, among others.

By: Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa