Sunny Ekadeyen at the center during the event.
Sunny Ekedayen, Delta State Commissioner for Economic Planning, on Monday disclosed that the state increased its internally generated revenue (IGR) from about N84 billion in 2024 to over N200 billion, representing a growth of more than 138 per cent.
He said that the impressive revenue growth was achieved without increasing personal income tax, even as he attributed it to an expanded tax net, improved administration, stronger compliance and efficient revenue collection.
Ekedayen made the disclosure
in Asaba during a visit by a delegation from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to assess Delta’s economic diversification and revenue generation initiatives.
He said that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration had intensified efforts to diversify the state’s economy beyond oil, as the state was deliberately repositioning its economy through investments in agriculture, industrialisation, innovation and other non-oil sectors.
Ekedayen said agriculture had become a major
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