Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, says that the state plans to stop relying on federal allocation in the next four years.

El-Rufai disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna in an interview with newsmen shortly after declaring open the 147th meeting of the Joint Tax Board.

He said that the state has been boosting its tax collections and channeling the funds to infrastructure, education, and health care.

The governor disclosed that the state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) rose to N50.9 billion in 2020.

According to him, the state remains focused on improving tax collection to reflect its vision.

“In our last budget, 60 per cent of our budget came from federal account and 40 per cent from IGR.

“But the way we are going, with very hard-working internal revenue service team, in the next four to five years we will get to a point where we will only go to federation account only out of courtesy not because we need the money.

“We are focused on running the government and doing development projects entirely from tax collection. We don’t want to depend on the federation account, That’s our goal.”

El-Rufai explained that his administration is committed to showing the people that the payment of tax is not a burden, but a contribution to development

“And when you contribute, you will see the development, you will see the result.

“This result you will see through free education, 12 years of free education not nine years like other states.

“In Kaduna, it is not just basic education, but free education for junior secondary school and senior secondary and primary which is all financed from taxes.

“We provide primary health care free to children under the age of five and to all pregnant women, and all senior citizens above the age of 70 get free health care, all from taxation.”

According to him, the government is also expanding infrastructure, including expansion of water supply and investment in electrification all from tax collection.

“Our motto is Tax for Service; we want you to pay tax and ask us what we do with the tax money and we can show you what we have done.”

El-Rufai noted that many people in the state are beginning to voluntarily pay tax for the first time in more than 20 years.

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olodu

lol.

lol.

I didnt know El Rufai has a funny side

best governor ever
they hate you bt you are the best
they said you won't do anything bt you changed lives
they said you would only embezzle bt you prove them wrong
you transformed our schools
you upgraded our teachers
you rebuilt our infrastructures
you improved our health sector
you rebuilt our markets to modern standerds
you improved our human development index(HDI
you upgraded or transportation sector
you increased our gross domestic product(GDP)
and finally multiply our internal generated revenue(IGR) by almost 200%

Not possible at all, no state including lagos can survive without federal allocation

Kebbiprince:
Not possible at all, no state including lagos can survive without federal allocation

Remove Lagos from the list!

It can survive without federal allocation.

The state did it before during OBJ era and it has more financial capacity currently to do the same.

Story

The whole of the 'North' will stop relying on South Federal allocations.....

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When we shortly split!

This should better be true

Kebbiprince:
Not possible at all, no state including lagos can survive without federal allocation

That's not true, if the federal government allow States to control their resources so many state governors will not even bother to go to Abuja again.

A good example is ondo state that's sitting on bitumen ( it has the second largest deposit of bitumen in the world) oil, timber and a rich coastal line.

Even kogi too with its rich natural resources like iron ore, coal, limestone

Omihanifa:


That's not true, if the federal government allow States to control their resources so many states will not even bother to go to Abuja again

You gave a condition, which is 'if allowed' to control their resources, of course they will. I'm talking about the present arrangements

Well..good for them

Kebbiprince:

You gave a condition, which is 'if allowed' to control their resources, of course they will. I'm talking about the present arrangements

You are right !

With this present arrangement there's no state in Nigeria that can survive close to a year with going to Abuja to go and beg

If u're tired of governing the state..shift make anoda person takeover.than stay put and be talking the impossible.

Short Demon Spewing trash.
The country will still be divided

these news will make some people sad

Lori ro

Omihanifa:


That's not true, if the federal government allow States to control their resources so many state governors will not even bother to go to Abuja again.

A good example is ondo state that's sitting on bitumen, oil, timber and a rich coastal line.

Even kogi too with its rich natural resources like iron ore, coal, limestone

Why is it only Natural Resources you guys know how to harness? If there were no freebies from Nature, how would you survive and progress financially/economically as a society?

My gee

Kebbiprince:
Not possible at all, no state including lagos can survive without federal allocation

lagos, rivers and delta can survive

Same thing Aregbesola said in Osun. All an scam

Story
For
The
Gods

Taqiya

Believe El Rufai at your peril, someone that insulted buhari and ate his vomit

Somebody that condemn pampering Terrorists and ends up paying them


This is from a region that it's transport riders only just started paying ₦100 tax this year

Judolisco:
lagos, rivers and delta can survive

No they won't, they haven't even survived with 13% derivation paid let alone when they're not paid. Go and ask pensioners in Rivers and they will tell u how long they're owed. No be by mouth

Okay

B

MajorLeaguePlay:


Why is it only Natural Resources you guys know how to harness? If there were no freebies from Nature, how would you survive and progress financially as a society?

na so life be how many countries are doing well without freebies

shit talk