Commissioner for Finance and Economic Creation, made the appeal at the start of a Technical Workshop on the development of the state’s Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS).

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKSEP 08, 2021

The Gombe State Government has appealed to Southern State Governments to reconsider their push to keep Value Added Tax (VAT) generated from their states.

Muhammad Magaji, the state’s Commissioner for Finance and Economic Creation, made the appeal at the start of a Technical Workshop on the development of the state’s Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS).

He stated that the other states, particularly those in the Southern region, should set emotions aside and become their brothers’ keepers in sharing the VAT produced in their respective jurisdictions.

The demand came in response to Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Nyesom Wike of Rivers taking moves to begin VAT collection in their respective states.

Last month, the court had issued an order restraining FIRS from collecting VAT and personal income tax (PIT) in Rivers and directed the state government to take charge of the collection.

Following the court’s judgement, Wike signed the VAT Law No. 4 of 2021 on August 19.

Speaking at the event, Magaji said with the declining money from the federation account, just three of the country’s 36 states could exist without assistance from the Nigerian government.

“The VAT issue will have adverse effects not only on Gombe State but almost all the states of the federation. I was part of the discussion few weeks ago by all commissioners of finance across the country.

“The realisation was that only Lagos, Rivers and probably Delta states would be able to pull through without this VAT being administered centrally, and it is our appeal that we all put sentiments behind and work towards a federation that is one, by being our brothers’ keepers and ensuring that what is pull together at the center is distributed to be able to balance resources across the country,” Magaji said.

According to him, it would be a very bad development that won’t augur well for the country if every state will ask for control of its resources.

He added, “Don’t forget that the oil producing states collect only 13 per cent derivation, so if you say every state will take whatever resources it has, that it means we are starting a very dangerous trajectory that will not augur well for the federation called Nigeria.”

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Brother's keeper Kill you there idiot

All this year's you've been milking the southerners dry, you didn't remember to be brothers keeper

Mad people

God bless Wike for me .

No source?
No news??

Anyways whatever, everyone should answer thier father's name.

PrinceOfLagos:
Brother's keeper Kill you there idiot

. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands.When buhari was busy giving all the the juicy slots to his brothers, they didn't say anything. When hisbah police were breaking bottles, they were hailing them. Let each state generate her revenue abeg. Let them prove to us that they aren't parasites.

brothers keeper kee you there

are we even brothers to begin with?


bunch of leeches, its better you put on your thinking cap or resign

State Governments Should get their ass up from laziness and set to work.

NOTHING like brothers keeper in lopsidedness, robbing Peter for Paul

What a beautiful Nonsense

Who's your brother

All man for himself, abeg. Every abokkii to his kettle.

I agree with the governor but i don't agree with Sahara reporters.

I thought these useless govs up north believed drinking of beer and betting shops are haram to them.

This appeal is not genuine.
They shud rather focus in increasing the VAT in their states.
His cry won't get to our govs.
Enough of the milking.

They have enough resources up north, they think outside the cap they put on.


Weldone Gov Wike.

Brother ke?! Is Cane a brother? Evil brothers...

Brothers keeper nonsense! You guys should call Fulani rampaging herders to order!!

This VAT systems stays! You guys think you are the only ones who know how to play games!! Why would you need VAT from alcohol when it is banned in the north?

The science behind the logic of these people is mind troubling!

k

Fake news, in real sense, the South needs the North more than the North needs South.
We feed the South, in turn what do they contribute to Nigeria aside given us problems up and down.
Lord Lugard shouldn't have joined us with those bunch of noise makers called southerners.

We need to immortalize Wike for this single act. He just wrote his name in the books of history.

Your dirty smelling mouth like brother's keeper

When there is injustice against the rest of Nigeria you pretend to be mute but wen it's the issue of money sharing, everyone is ur brother?


Idiots

Hahahaha.

Eventually, we're finally unveiling the real parasites.

No worry, keep supporting hishbah to destroy bottles of beer. Una go chimchumtin very soon.

Next will be boycotting una beef then una eyes go clear.

This is trying to show you what it will look like when Buhari leaves office.

so if you say every state will take whatever resources it has, that it means we are starting a very dangerous trajectory that will not augur well for the federation called Nigeria

Oga governor, say the truth. The real statement is that it is a very dangerous trajectory and will not augur well for northern elites, as those hungry alamajiri children will literally eat the meat of the rich as suya.

Time shall tell.

He stated that the other states, particularly those in the Southern region, should set emotions aside and become their brothers’ keepers in sharing the VAT produced in their respective jurisdictions.

I would like to know if this was put in consideration when beers produced in those states where destroyed in states that says it is not allowed in their states.
The elder ones will say if you don't work, you don't eat.

...flee from terrorism, embrace true federalism and we can discuss...

If oil been dey north

There would be no Nigeria since 1970

hmmmm we don hear

Stop begging and think inwards. With high youthful population and arable land mass, Gombe State could rake in more money from food production and processing than what VAT gives. Sitting on goldmine but begging for pittance simply means IGNORANCE and LACK OF VISION. Smh

We beg you for division, or let each state keep the revenue thats generated

The North of Nigeria always claims to have millions of people when it comes to census & elections

When it comes to paying VAT those millions seem to vanish

Is that not a miracle?

Why wont the North beg when their millions only manifest to vote & be counted but cant pay tax of any sort.

Just common stopping sending food to the south & they cried.
Abi their millions can't buy the food?

Unless the millions in the North can only vote, they dont buy or sell.
Then I see reason why they cant raise VAT

If not then we need to revisit the Norths so called Millions in population

osuofia2:
Fake news, in real sense, the South needs the North more than the North needs South.
We feed the South, in turn what do they contribute to Nigeria aside given us problems up and down.
Lord Lugard shouldn't have joined us with those bunch of noise makers called southerners.

You feed who biko?
Is the North not the center of poverty, so ur feeding who when u cant feed urself?

The South gives you VAT receipts, Oil Revenue freely as handout

We buy Food from you, thats business not handout.

When we stopped buying food from the North , the North cried

https://twitter.com/daily_trust/status/1366765006780522499

iwaeda:



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Lol. I think I now want a southern presidency. Northerners go see shege aswear