Integrator1:
I do really wonder where all these kids are sprouting from What you posted up there clearly shows your level of illiteracy, stupidity... typical ipod I must confess.

People been affected directly are pinpointing the backwardness, undeveloped, the state is. All you could is come up with IGR??

Does that elevate poverty? Brings good road network? Or pays SALARY when being mismanaged by the crook and this unfortunate governor?
You need collect refund from your teachers as they did a bad job on you.

pol23:

Mr Literate.
Where do you think IGR comes from?
From the tree or a pool sand.
A state must be well managed before its IGR can climb that high...
Call me Ipob or Ipod...
What place Lagos above other state in Nigeria.... Federal government invested in Lagos and hand over the investment to the state government with just little management Lagos will survive... ( a kid like you can assume I'm hating on Lagos... I live there but Originally from Ibadan).
Asking me how does IGR elevate (alleviate) poverty shows your level of reasoning.
Why was Lagos Immune to recession ( just Google and you'll clearly see Lagosians were not affected like others)... The answer is simple... The IGR is a whole lot of money which flows around within the state... when you sell corn in Lagos you'll be richer than Yam seller in Kwara state and when you sell groundnut in Kwara you will be richer than a meat seller in Kastina state.... The purchasing power makes your item sells faster....

Integrator1:


You clearly have comprehension issues and at the same time low iQ. ( Pun intended) Hope you know?

IGR effectiveness does not have to do with management, cos the word management has several definitions, each depending on how you view it?
Higher IGR simply shows how effective and efficient your tax collectors, accrued with revenue ventures.

Now lemme educate you, Lagos state has the numbers (adults) in terms either working ( federal parastatals, state workers et private entities) couple with a whole lotta companies, businesses ( shops, examples, Tb square, trade fair et all) who must pay task. All these accrued together generated the largesse of sums (IGR) logos generates. The meaning of IGR is internally generated revenue not money circulating kido.

Reason why lagos state yam seller would earn more seeking yam so base on demand and supply? Hope you remember that? Et other economic factors coupled.

Now back to kwara, most Kwarans are government workers and federal workers which aids in accruing their IGR cos of task per head. Why majorly in the north their are mostly vast in business at others. You don't expect these states to be at par with in Lagos with what I have started above.

Emphasis is on mismanagement by this thieves, what have they done with the IGR and allocation collected each month?

Hope you pick one or two outta all these and update your medulla, it will be of help. No need thanking me, you are welcome.

pol23:

Mr Literate.
Where do you think IGR comes from?
From the tree or a pool sand.
A state must be well managed before its IGR can climb that high...
Call me Ipob or Ipod...
What place Lagos above other state in Nigeria.... Federal government invested in Lagos and hand over the investment to the state government with just little management Lagos will survive... ( a kid like you can assume I'm hating on Lagos... I live there but Originally from Ibadan).
Asking me how does IGR elevate (alleviate) poverty shows your level of reasoning.
Why was Lagos Immune to recession ( just Google and you'll clearly see Lagosians were not affected like others)... The answer is simple... The IGR is a whole lot of money which flows around within the state... when you sell corn in Lagos you'll be richer than Yam seller in Kwara state and when you sell groundnut in Kwara you will be richer than a meat seller in Kastina state.... The purchasing power makes your item sells faster....

pol23:
..Yet Kwara is doing better than 90 % of any state in any region.
Stop the hate!
Kwara State can conveniently buy Kastina State.
Happy sunday.

pol23:

Mr high IQ.
If you could take a minute to read what you wrote up here,the answer is in between.
I skipped several things which I'm sure you know,one of which is the IGR ( internal generated revenue)..where does it comes from like you said..from Tax and few other coperation and investment owns by the state government.
Who do the government Tax..everybody ,from direct and indirect tax (VAT)
Why does a high IGR shows government effort?
1.Surely you can't collect tax from someone you haven't emoloyed.
2.private workers won't be in your state if you haven't provide a good atmosphere to accommodate the company.
3.doing the extra thing to get those company in your state.
4.if IGR isn't a proper way to show government efficiency,...why can't Kastina or Ekiti Start raking in that much money since its all about taxation.
5.you can't collect Tax from the Salary you're not paying.

Why I said IGR is the money circulating in the Economy.
Where else does all those money goes to...yes within the state for different project.

Who are the beneficiaries of the IGR.
The residence and the company in the State....Lagos IGR is so much that Ogun state is benefiting...people working in Lagos and living In Ogun... maybe not through direct tax... but you're bringing in Lagos money to their state. .it's Empowerment.


You read my post and only picked little, citizenry benefits from IGR through amenities, infrastructure, Et all like you said. But none is available in Kwara state, private entities is close to none, except federal and state workers.

Before you move a commodity into lagos state, for sale you must pay, even before entering lagos, you'd have seen those tax collectors running towards your car.

Proximity of Ogun to lagos state has greatly helped in improving their IGR, Agbara a typical example.


There are state where you will be selling one tuber of Yam for 500 Naira and you might sell less than 20 daily... In Lagos you will sell the same size for 1k and sell 50 or more (the truth is you'll spend the money the way it comes too)

Then most easterners busnessing in lagos wouldn't have mansions back home? Though you'd spend more and also make many more.

Head and tail of this while story is that IGR is a good and direct indicator to score a Government.

My emphasis is on this point above, you can only use IGR to judge a state government on commensurate level of IGR to performance in basic, infrastructure and ammonites provision. Not on money exchanging hands. Go to south East for example, Anambra and Abia, see the money in circulation though still not generating up to Kwara IGR. So would you TemmE Kwara is better than Anambra? Or Akwa-ibom cos they generate more largesse sums in terms of IGR?
Definitely you point is vague and void in that aspect.

If security fails....the IGR drops...company go run ,even indigent go run.
If social amenities fails..IGR go drop.
Bad road Network...IGR go drop.
Bad policy...IGR drop...

Though borno is insecured right now, what about their IGR? Still above some states? Isn't it?
Go to Kwara state and see bad roads only exception maybe ilorin, move to Offa, erinle, osi to kogi, Kwara north and see what bad roads is?

I'd like you to mention few infrastructure in Kwara et private companies yiu talking about?

The IGR is mostly from workers et little business men, banks a few.


My learned and abusive brother,I assumed I have convinced you enough that IGR is a good indicator and that Saraki wasn't a total bad egg during his time as the Governor (I know there might be few corruption case against him, but do you any Nigerian Politician without stain?)