Awka, Anambra State | November 7, 2026
Ebube Mbonu, Executive Director of Jews and Gentiles, a technology audit and development agency based in Awka, has commended Governor Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s commitment to positioning Anambra State as a globally referenced development-finance model.
Mbonu, who identifies with the Governor’s development philosophy and describes himself as a mentee of his transformational leadership, particularly recognizes the strategic appointment of Mr. Ikeazor Nnaemeka Okonkwo (FCA, FCTI) as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS).
The Executive Chairman’s financial leadership experience, including his previous roles as Chief Financial Officer of UBA Group and Director of Nestoil, has brought valuable professional capacity to the state’s revenue administration.
His reported achievements in surpassing previous monthly revenue records and expanding the tax net deserve commendation.
However, emerging electronic payment processing difficulties experienced by taxpayers and motor vehicle owners present an opportunity to strengthen the technological infrastructure supporting these revenue gains.
Preliminary indications suggest that excessive dependence on a single payment gateway may be creating avoidable transaction failures and revenue conversion bottlenecks.
In response, Mbonu is offering specialist technology support to AIRS through the proposed Anambra State Revenue Assurance, Payment Reliability and Optimization Initiative (AS-RAPROI).
The proposed 90-day intervention will focus on independent technology auditing, multi-gateway payment integration, intelligent payment routing, automated transaction reconciliation, property tax optimization and real-time revenue intelligence.
According to Mbonu:
“Before increasing the burden of taxation, let us optimize the infrastructure that enables taxpayers to pay and government to account for every legitimate revenue opportunity.”
He believes that combining Governor Soludo’s development-finance vision, the Executive Chairman’s financial leadership and specialist technology capabilities offers Anambra an opportunity to establish a more resilient, transparent and internationally competitive revenue administration ecosystem.
Mbonu has therefore expressed his readiness to engage the AIRS Executive Chairman and management in a preliminary technical assessment and presentation of the AS-RAPROI implementation framework.
His central proposition is that Anambra’s next revenue breakthrough may not necessarily require more taxation, but a smarter, more reliable and accountable way of collecting existing revenue opportunities.