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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I actually feel for these northerners. It's obvious they need us and as humans, we ought to help one another. In the Bible, when manner fell from heaven, God said to the people that whoever has the strength to gather enough, should distribute to the weak who aren't able to gather much. At the end of the day, the south is more secured financially. We ought to help them. But then, I realized northerners are religious and tribalistic bigots.
They placed hisbah in their states to be destroying goods of southerners just bcus they consider them haram. Goods that should be generating revenue are being destroyed on a daily bases, yet want revenue from the same goods from other states. This is hypocrisy at its peak. And because of that
THE VAT SHOULD BE PASSED AND SIGNED IMMEDIATELY. PERSON NO FIT DEY WORK MAKE BABOON DEY CHOP. nonsense

Brother's keeper ko, sister's scorer ni.

Lol, parasite. I'm not from South but I'm happy for what's happening in rivers and Lagos. Their eyes will clear

U have farm lands ...u can bring out mere 200,000 hectares of farmland ...buy tractors call for investors they can plant ordinary corn

It improved verity u can get 8 tons per hectares ...that's ,1.6 million tons ...a ton is over 200k now ...that's 320 billion ...u can farm.iy twice a year that's 640 billion

...if you VAT that alone that's over 50 billion a year more than what u get today ....by the time expenses are removed u can be making over 200 billion in profit ..as state u can get 20% ...that's 40 billion plus 50 billion ...90 billion

U take out 10 billion to build ethanol plant or high fructose syrup factory ...u can get extra 15 billion per year in tax n VAT

There is absolutely no state that's not viable

Brother's keeper kee you there you sucking parasites.

Create enabling environment for business to thrive, no way.
But your people will be destroying things like beer that you receive vat from.

So I will buy my gilder in port Harcourt and the vat I pay, they share it to you useless set of people.

Never again.
Rivers VAT is for rivers people and it's development.

Cry harder Mr. Gov

You Northerners are hypocrites, What about the Sharia law you guys are championing to intimidate the southerners and less privilege in the north, forgetting we are one Nigeria that should be governed through one constitution by us and for us...

are we even brothers to begin with?


bunch of leeches

If you can't make money

Resign

It's simple

See quota system thinking. See parasitic ideologies at work. We run a FEDERAL system not a UNITARY system. In a federal system the states are autonomous, and all revenue raised in the state belongs to it. Just imagine Iam running a business in Edo state, I buy supplies and pay VAT on them, why should a part of that VAT end up in Gombe? Since 1914 these parasites have been sucking the South dry.

Northerners are leeches, terrorists, bandits and bambiala

Begi begi people

Whazar:
are we even brothers to begin with?


bunch of leeches

Ask the zombies from North, are we in the same stone age with them, bunch of never do well

sapientia:
If you can't make money

Resign

It's simple

E.O.D

ERockson:
You Northerners are hypocrites, What about the Sharia law you guys are championing to intimidate the southerners and less privilege in the north, forgetting we are one Nigeria that should be governed through one constitution by us and for us...

Make thunder fire their smelling stinking dirty blokos there

Nobody like a leech and a parasite. Worse, people hate cocky and arrogant leeches and parasites. They should’ve changed their tunes long ago. God bless Igboho. Kanu has been doing this for longer but igboho rocked the south on ground so much that people have woken up within 1 year of his arrival. The south is now using their intellect to bring federalism by fire and force. The northern states better wake up fast and join the 21st century.