Joint tax board extends deadline for vehicle registration to 2014

The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has extended the deadline for the registration and procurement of new vehicle number plates till June 30, 2014.

The Chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, Mr Ishola Akingbade, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday that the gesture was in response to the clamour for extension by Nigerians.

Akingbade noted that the extension would serve as relief to many motorists, adding that it would also enable them to obtain their vehicles number plate with ease.

He urged the people to get prepared and avail themselves of the opportunity to update their vehicle registration and obtain the new number plates.

He said the advice had become necessary in view of the fact that there would be no further extension since JTB had shifted the expiry date twice.

The chairman appealed to members of the public to personally visit the headquarters of the service in Ado-Ekiti or its branches across the state for the exercise to avoid being caught in the web of fraudsters.