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uman rights activist, Oghenejabor Ikimi, has dragged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to a High Court, sitting at Otor-Udu, Udu Local Government Area, over the introduction of Passenger Welfare Scheme levy.
Ikimi, in the originating summons in Suit No: OUHC/111/2016 OGHENEJABOR IKIMI, ESQ., VS. GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE and 2 ORS, filed on July 8, is asking the court to determine “whether the Defendants’ Passenger Welfare Scheme and the daily tax paid by operators of motorcycles and tricycles in Delta State are in tandem with the taxes and levies approved for collection by the state government under Part II of the Schedule to the Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Act, 2004 (as amended).”
The human rights lawyer is also asking the court to determine whether “the Defendants can collect taxes and levies that are not listed in Part II of the Schedule to the Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Act, 2004 (as amended) in Delta State.
