Governor Okorocha Demands N3,000 'Development Levy' From All Adults In Imo State

 Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, has ordered all "leviable adults" in the state to pay N3,000 each as adult development levy. According to statement by Louis Duru, the state commissioner for community government, culture and traditional affairs, the money is to be used for "autonomous community adult development".
 He added that recognised autonomous community in the state will serve as the collectors and they are to pay not less than N6 million each. Okorocha warned that the traditional ruler defaulting community will have their allowances or salaries suspended.
 "To facilitate the payment, the state government through the ministry of CGC, since September 2016, has provided community adult registers for all autonomous communities in the state where the community will enlist the names of at least "2000 leviabl adults", the statement read.