Land mass that does not contribute much to the Nigeria's revenue wants to collect more? Their "ant" wants to eat like "Lion"... Does that even make sense logically? So, what should South with small land mass, and bigger revenue contribution do?

Chiefpress:
NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER LANDMASS IN REVENUE SHARING

The Niger State Government is asking the federal government that landmass should be a consideration in the revenue sharing formula for the country.

The State Commissioner for Finance, Zakari Abubakar, disclosed this in an interview shortly after the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) led by its Federal Commissioner, Barrister Patrick Mgbebu Nworu, met with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in a closed door meeting at the Government House, Minna.

Abubakar noted that the landmass of the state is the largest in the country with its topography having environmental challenges such as annual flooding, noting that the ecological fund for the State is not sufficient.

The Commissioner appealed that a certain percentage should be added to states that are challenged by environmental hazards.

He said the state is challenged by its size as opposed to the revenue that accrued to it, adding that if the landmass is considered, it will assist the state government to access and tackle the environmental challenges.

“In the consideration of the indices of revenue, the issue of landmass should be given a lot of weight", he said.

The Commissioner also pointed out that the number of Federal Roads criss-crossing the state is another issue that should be factored in the revenue sharing formula by the Federal Government.

The RMAFC Federal Commissioner, Barrister Nworu, said the commission members were in the state for advocacy and sensitization on revenue data and its management.

He said their mission in the state is also to get the stakeholders to know the value and the need to submit transparent as well as verifiable revenue data.

According to him, it is the commission’s mandate to formulate ways to allocate revenue from the federation account to the states and local governments.

Mary Noel-Berje
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State
2ND SEPTEMBER, 2020.

Niger state has over 28 solid minerals across the state and also a gazillion of arable land for farming to generate revenue.The Gov should invite investors to come and tap into these ventures through ppp.
The era of going to Abuja to collect cake may soon fizzle out.
The Gov should rally round his federal law makers so that the hydro bill can be passed

Chiefpress:
NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER LANDMASS IN REVENUE SHARING

The Niger State Government is asking the federal government that landmass should be a consideration in the revenue sharing formula for the country.

The State Commissioner for Finance, Zakari Abubakar, disclosed this in an interview shortly after the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) led by its Federal Commissioner, Barrister Patrick Mgbebu Nworu, met with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in a closed door meeting at the Government House, Minna.

Abubakar noted that the landmass of the state is the largest in the country with its topography having environmental challenges such as annual flooding, noting that the ecological fund for the State is not sufficient.

The Commissioner appealed that a certain percentage should be added to states that are challenged by environmental hazards.

He said the state is challenged by its size as opposed to the revenue that accrued to it, adding that if the landmass is considered, it will assist the state government to access and tackle the environmental challenges.

“In the consideration of the indices of revenue, the issue of landmass should be given a lot of weight", he said.

The Commissioner also pointed out that the number of Federal Roads criss-crossing the state is another issue that should be factored in the revenue sharing formula by the Federal Government.

The RMAFC Federal Commissioner, Barrister Nworu, said the commission members were in the state for advocacy and sensitization on revenue data and its management.

He said their mission in the state is also to get the stakeholders to know the value and the need to submit transparent as well as verifiable revenue data.

According to him, it is the commission’s mandate to formulate ways to allocate revenue from the federation account to the states and local governments.

Mary Noel-Berje
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State
2ND SEPTEMBER, 2020.

I urge federal government of Nigeria to buzz off the business of revenue allocation and allow the states to manage whatever resources from the state. I know Niger State has massive landmass with uncountable mineral resources including crude oil.

Stupidity of the highest order! if land mass were to be a yardstick for prosperity, countries like uk, japan ,isreal e.t.c will be the poorest in the world..
Most of these northern governors are just too daft

Nigeria which is the useless creation of British still standing today because the crude oil was not struck at the northern region of Nigeria.

Use your land mass for something useful

Do comprehensive farming. make money from it.

For those who support Buhari APC and queue behind the North.

Just negodu the obvious greed and laziness inherent in these people! If this country were operating as a federation, how would your state now survive? Your governor can’t think outside the box to grow his state’s IGR, he's only active when it’s time to travel to Abuja to receive a share of another person’s wealth. That’s why you folks think you can produce as many almajiris as you can because ure entitled to southern resources and even want it all for yourselves! Shameless Ndi ara!!!

This is why the north is tagged educational disadvantaged. It reflects even in the intellects of their leaders. This is about the most absurd statement I have ever heard from any Governor.

If it's too much for their economic integration they should lease/sell/create another state/dash another state with less land mass in the region.

Parasites everywhere...
I thought my people from the waste said land mass determines development.
I can't Wait to see other ports start to function so that we will all see how useless South West and yoruba land are...

flyingpig:
If Landmass is used as factor for allocating revenue then SE go poor like Somalia o


Mr Governor, how is that even logical? What does such large mass of land produce for the country? Is there any mineral that is generated and sold for foreign exchange? There is totally no PRODUCTIVITY

These greedy people are looking for dubious ways to double their allocation against the South. In fact, SE should seriously consider pressing for "number of human resources" as a factor for distributing state allocations, because such factor will place you lot on the sloppy end of the seesaw.

Nonsense and uneducated North.

Pga calm down. This is just a suggestion. Ambrose suggested to the senate committee to give Lagos 1% of the VAT collected. OBJ suggested that Pidgin should be used to teach in NIgeria universities. The dwarf CJN suggested that Sharia should be included into the constitution. The distance between suggestion and reality is like that of heaven and earth.

flyingpig:
If Landmass is used as factor for allocating revenue then SE go poor like Somalia o


Mr Governor, how is that even logical? What does such large mass of land produce for the country? Is there any mineral that is generated and sold for foreign exchange? There is totally no PRODUCTIVITY

These greedy people are looking for dubious ways to double their allocation against the South. In fact, SE should seriously consider pressing for "number of human resources" as a factor for distributing state allocations, because such factor will place you lot on the sloppy end of the seesaw.

Nonsense and uneducated North.

.......
See educated Igbbos!!!
Same ARROGANCE that leads to destruction!
Who told you all, Niger State produces NOTHING?

Where is SHIRORO & KAINJI hydroelectric dams located?

The two dams supplied uninterrupted power to TOGO, NIGER REPUBLIC & BENIN republic for 25yrs
That State gives Nigeria her energy. Yet, we rubbish her.

Where's the over $9bn Nigeria earns annually
from her energy supply?
She didn't benefit nothing yet kept her calm.

$9bn could transform the State, yet no noise. Unlike national town criers with no resources but landlocked and arrogant pride.

Learn calmness from them.

Shior.

Northerners are truly next level dumb. So, they need more revenue to feed the sand in their large expanse of land? And this is from clowns that contribute fvck all to the national purse.

1999 constitution of Nigeria does not provide for revenue sharing based on landmass. One good reason is unused land does not generate revenue.

So, if Niger state government wants more money from the government it should convert its unused land into something productive to generate revenue.

One good idea for converting unused land into revenue generating tool is building apartments for people to live. Apartment buildings generate revenues to government through taxes collected by the government on the property.

And another way is building shopping centers to attract businesses to open shops to hire people to work and earn income.

These and more are ways Europe and western nations have generated revenue instead of waiting for free money.

Will Niger state government take this advice?

Judolisco:
Niger delta have crude oil shey we pay for pms and kerosene??

We have alternatives to their electricity
We can generate light through gas turbines and sunlight

Not smart suggestion.
1999 constitution of Nigeria does not provide for revenue sharing based on landmass. One good reason is unused land does not generate revenue.

So, if Niger state government wants more money from the government it should convert its unused land into something productive to generate revenue.

One good idea for converting unused land into revenue generating tool is building apartments for people to live. Apartment buildings generate revenues to government through taxes collected by the government on the property.

And another way is building shopping centers to attract businesses to open shops to hire people to work and earn income.

These and more are ways Europe and western nations have generated revenue instead of waiting for free money.

Will Niger state government take this advice?

Oritsewhandey:

.......
See educated Igbbos!!!
Same ARROGANCE that leads to destruction!
Who told you all, Niger State produces NOTHING?

Where is SHIRORO & KAINJI hydroelectric dams located?

The two dams supplied uninterrupted power to TOGO, NIGER REPUBLIC & BENIN republic for 25yrs
That State gives Nigeria her energy. Yet, we rubbish her.

Where's the over $9bn Nigeria earns annually
from her energy supply?
She didn't benefit nothing yet kept her calm.

$9bn could transform the State, yet no noise. Unlike national town criers with no resources but landlocked and arrogant pride.

Learn calmness from them.


Shior.

We can use our gas for electricity in the south

Chiefpress:
NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT URGES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER LANDMASS IN REVENUE SHARING

The Niger State Government is asking the federal government that landmass should be a consideration in the revenue sharing formula for the country.

The State Commissioner for Finance, Zakari Abubakar, disclosed this in an interview shortly after the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) led by its Federal Commissioner, Barrister Patrick Mgbebu Nworu, met with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello in a closed door meeting at the Government House, Minna.

Abubakar noted that the landmass of the state is the largest in the country with its topography having environmental challenges such as annual flooding, noting that the ecological fund for the State is not sufficient.

The Commissioner appealed that a certain percentage should be added to states that are challenged by environmental hazards.

He said the state is challenged by its size as opposed to the revenue that accrued to it, adding that if the landmass is considered, it will assist the state government to access and tackle the environmental challenges.

“In the consideration of the indices of revenue, the issue of landmass should be given a lot of weight", he said.

The Commissioner also pointed out that the number of Federal Roads criss-crossing the state is another issue that should be factored in the revenue sharing formula by the Federal Government.

The RMAFC Federal Commissioner, Barrister Nworu, said the commission members were in the state for advocacy and sensitization on revenue data and its management.

He said their mission in the state is also to get the stakeholders to know the value and the need to submit transparent as well as verifiable revenue data.

According to him, it is the commission’s mandate to formulate ways to allocate revenue from the federation account to the states and local governments.

Mary Noel-Berje
Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State
2ND SEPTEMBER, 2020.

Nitori Olohun! These Northerners are just bold about everything. Even in stu.pidity and daftness.

May be Landmass and Cow population .... funny indeed

APREC-AUTONOMOUS POLICING RESOURCING AND ELECTIONEERING CONTROL FOR OUR 36 CONSTITUTIONAL STATES WILL REVERSE THIS FEAR.

flyingpig:
If Landmass is used as factor for allocating revenue then SE go poor like Somalia o


Mr Governor, how is that even logical? What does such large mass of land produce for the country? Is there any mineral that is generated and sold for foreign exchange? There is totally no PRODUCTIVITY

These greedy people are looking for dubious ways to double their allocation against the South. In fact, SE should seriously consider pressing for "number of human resources" as a factor for distributing state allocations, because such factor will place you lot on the sloppy end of the seesaw.

Nonsense and uneducated North.

To think that state is the worst state in Nigeria with a useless governor.

See their mentality. They wan syphone the country the more. What is ur contribution to the center?

bigfish3k:

We have alternatives to their electricity
We can generate light through gas turbines and sunlight

I've you heard of electric vehicles and electric cookers? There are alternatives to everything

November1857:
That is why they hate restructuring !

Why were you not shouting Restructuring when your crook brother Goatluck Jonaddaft was
President? Oh! I remember now, there is no need for Restructuring IG the Treasury is with your brother.

NwokoloOwa:
Very nauseating suggestion.

A state like Niger should have nothing to bother about revenue sharing from the central government. With very arable land, multiple water bodies and super richness in solid minerals, what else can a state ask for. Abubakar is another disappointing example of a 'young' governor having been elected at the age of 47

I swear to me his the worst governor in Nigeria he lacks common sense not even logic

Ajibel:
Because they have the largest landmass.

So Niger state which contributes less than 3% to the country will now get more than Lagos State which is the smallest by land mass

I wish to know that governor's Twitter account, i want to call him and irresponsible bufoon

SirMichael1:
This man is a waste of a governor. A man that interlocks the middle of a dual lane as against the green grasses growing and calls it a project?!

He has no sense of governance whatsoever.

he will commission 2km road and he will be claiming he spent 2b on the road the worst governor ever that lacks common sense