Amid VAT controversy, Kano Hisbah confiscates trucks loaded with beer

Despite ethically restrictive socio-religious policies mainly in the North, revenue generated from economically liberal states are shared among all states under the current arrangement.

NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA • SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Hisbah destroying bottles
Hisbah destroying bottles of alcohol
Kano State Hisbah Board says it has confiscated two vehicles loaded with 5,760 cartons of assorted beer on Kano/Madobi road.

This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the board, Lawan Ibrahim-Fagge, in Kano on Wednesday.

The statement quoted the Commander­­-General of the board, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, as saying, while inspecting the vehicles at the board’s headquarters, that they were apprehended by Hisbah officials around 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday.

“Hisbah board has prohibited sale of beer in the state to avoid being intoxicated,” he said.

Mr Ibn-Sina added that the board would continue to sustain the fight against drugs and other intoxicating substances among youths in the state.

The seizure comes amid ongoing controversy about the rights of states to collect VAT and other local consumption taxes as against the status quo which ensures such taxes are collected into federal coffers via Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS.

Despite ethically restrictive socio-religious policies and low economic activities in some states, particularly in the North, revenue generated from active and progressives states are shared among all states of the federation under the current arrangement.

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and many other economic analysts believe the system is abhorrent to true fiscal federalism.


The Rivers State Government obtained a favourable judgement to abolish the status quo and begin collection of VAT. Other southern states are already setting up legal frameworks to follow suit but FIRS and some northern states are making moves to thwart it.

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They should continue

Gov. Wike was right...

We cannot be robbing Peter to pay Paul....

Nigeria should embrace true fiscal federalism.

If truly the North lives on what it generates, they would have created a Dubai in every state (A liberal area devoid of sharia laws) to earn some income.

Despite the rich culture of the hundreds of Northern tribes, it's a millions ways to die going up there.

These people are adding more fuel to the fire with their stupidity

this is why we need fiscal federalism.

That's good, they are men of their words

Ok

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And they will soon come around to beg for brothers keepers that does not exist

They should generate money from herdsmen and bandits

That is to show you that Kano state governor and the lawmakers are part and parcel of this injustice on beer companies and industrialists all in the name of region.. religion of hypocrites who stash dollar bribes in babariga while they blame beer and whatnot for the failure of their society.

Southern governors should push through with VAT collection by States and end the 'robbing peter to pay paul' VAT sharing that has lingered for too long. The companies allowed in liberal South should pay tax to South while the ones allowed to operate in unconstitutionally governed Sharia states should pay theirs to those States. Simple and straight forward.

One Nigeria is the highest lies ever told........



Eating your cake and having it

The more reason I support Wike's resolve. These parasitic hyp0crites must be put in their place.

I think we talk too much down south.