The Governor gave the order while announcing the suspension of the activities of the Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency for flouting the law banning the collection of levies from taxi operators.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Christian Ita, said in spite of Governor Ayade’s directives as well as the provisions of the Cross River State Tax Exemption Law, agents of the Commercial Transport Regulatory Agency were still engaged in the sale of tickets to bus, taxi, okada and tricycle operators in the state.
The governor also directed security agents to arrest anybody found selling tickets or collecting any form of tax from those exempted from paying tax in the state.
The statement said the Governor will henceforth, not tolerate the flagrant disregard of the tax exemption law which has been in place for over three years.
