of community development levies popularly known as ‘Deve’ in the state.
Addressing
newsmen in Asaba, while reacting to the governor’s plan to ban illegal
collections, Onuesoke said that collection of illegal dues by communities was
scaring away potential investors from the state
He said that
it was abnormal for companies or individuals to be asked to pay certain amount
of money to communities before being allowed to set up a company or structure
in a community, noting that same is fraudulent, retrogressive and not in the best interest of the
development of communities. Onuesoke
argued that beside scaring away investors, collection of such illegal dues was
responsible thuggery and communal warfare as the communities clash among
themselves as they scramble to take
control of areas so that they would be
in position to collect the illegal dues.
*Vanguard*
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