ITA ENANG IGNORANT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEDERATION AND FEDERAL GOVT – AK FINANCE BOSS

The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Finance Mr Nsikak Linus Nkan has advised Senator Ita Enang to desist from deceiving Akwa Ibom people and to make utterances in a way expected of a lawyer and former lawmaker.

He said it was shameful that “Ita Enang as a lawyer does not know the difference between the federal government and the Federation.”

Reacting to Ita Enang’s comments that Governor Emmanuel has performed so well because of the funds given to him by President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Nkan dismissed such insinuations as mere expression of ignorance by an individual who is in a position to know the truth.

“How can he say the federal government gives Akwa Ibom State money, is it not the money from oil that belongs to Akwa Ibom State that goes into the federation account?”

Mr Nkan explained that the federation purse that feeds the three tiers of government in Nigeria, swells from oil revenue generated from Akwa Ibom State.

The Finance Commissioner said that the State just like other states of the federation, gets its statutory allocation from the federation account, and the federal government and local government get theirs from the same account.

He reminded the former lawmaker that the allocation to the state, the federal and local governments are not donations from the President or the federal government.

“Why are we paid derivation, because the resources are derived from Akwa Ibom State. God deposited them in the land and water of Akwa Ibom state. At the moment they have not succeeded to make the entire water mass to belong to the federal government.”

Nsikan Nkan was of the opinion that if the revenue in the federation account comes from Akwa Ibom natural resources, then it is Akwa Ibom that is feeding the entire country.

“Where does the federal government generate money to give to Akwa Ibom, is it not the state that generates money and gives to the federal government?”

The Commissioner for Finance also frowned at the comment that Akwa Ibom is not generating any revenue internally, saying even the local governments have internally generated revenue.

“We operate a transparent government in the state, when we prepare our budget we specify the sources of funding to execute the budget, both from allocations from the federation account and the internally generated revenue.”

Every year we publish our account to show what came from Internally Generated Revenue in the published financial statement of Akwa Ibom State. It is not hidden. We make records available to all agencies of the federal government that require to know how much we realize from internally generated revenue.

He directed the Senator Ita Enang to visit the State Board of Internal Revenue and the office of the Accountant General of the State to get a copy of the state’s financial statement to avoid further false assumptions.

Senator Enang on a radio interview programme in Uyo had recently admitted that the governor has performed well, but however said that the governor was using funds received from President to develop the state.

“It is President Buhari’s money that has made the Akwa Ibom State Government to succeed,” said Enang.

The senator added that, “all the monies His Excellency, my Governor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, is using to construct all the roads, used in the new syringe industry …all the money is from the federal government, none comes from the internally generated revenue.

After they tried unsuccessfully to downplay Udom's performance, the opposition in Akwa Ibom state is now trying to credit President Buhari for Udom's performance

“It is President Buhari’s money that has made the Akwa Ibom State Government to succeed,” said Enang.

What a silly remark

Ita Enang appears to beat Buhari in terms of dullness.

TonyeBarcanista:

What a silly remark

He's silly and senile

Honestly the way these Buhari ass kissers talk atimes, you just feel like going up to two of them, grabbing the heads and bashing them together!

This man should be ashamed of himself. What has Buhari done with the trillions of Naira he gets every month? He wants to claim Udom achievements.

Xander85:
Honestly the way these Buhari ass kissers talk atimes, you just feel like going up to two of them, grabbing the heads and bashing them together!

buhari that has not helped himself want to help another person. that is how they keep giving Jonathan achievement to Buhari

Hmmmm, what's the cause of the beef

TonyeBarcanista:


What a silly remark

The day I knew the man was a zombie was the day he accepted to be a "special assistant to buhari".
For goodness sake, this is a former high ranking three term house of reps. member and a former senator. What sort of downgrading exceeds this.

gameboyo:


The day I knew the man was a zombie was the day he accepted to be a "special assistant to buhari".
For goodness sake, this is a former high ranking three term house of reps. member and a former senator. What sort of downgrading exceeds this.

He's a useless man 100%.

What about Umar? a former Deputy Governor, former Acting Governor and Former Senator wey go collect job of SA to Senate President