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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Gluto67: 4:03pm On Dec 04, 2024

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by mariovito(m): 4:04pm On Dec 04, 2024

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Arostar2023: 4:07pm On Dec 04, 2024

Paraman:
Don't you guys get tired of this bullsheet talk

Ikorodu is not part of the federal territory of Lagos, no local government is generating as much as ikorodu all over the 36 states of Nigeria. More than 90% of present day Lagos state was never part of the capital.

Lagos has been developing even before Nigeria was created

How you clowns downgrade what the APC/ACN/AD has done in Lagos state is insulting.

Enugu was the former capital of eastern Nigeria, why is it not generating as much revenue as Ibadan the capital of western Nigeria?

Why's Enugu not as industrualise as Ibadan and Kaduna?

As usual you guys must find a way to bring Igbos into your tirades. You have left the north that is protesting to attack Igbos that complacent about the whole tax issue.

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by pandax: 4:07pm On Dec 04, 2024

Paraman:
Don't you guys get tired of this bullsheet talk

Ikorodu is not part of the federal territory of Lagos, no local government is generating as much as ikorodu all over the 36 states of Nigeria. More than 90% of present day Lagos state was never part of the capital.

Lagos has been developing even before Nigeria was created

How you clowns downgrade what the APC/ACN/AD has done in Lagos state is insulting.

Enugu was the former capital of eastern Nigeria, why is it not generating as much revenue as Ibadan the capital of western Nigeria?

Why's Enugu not as industrualise as Ibadan and Kaduna?

Where are the industries in Ibadan and kaduna? grin

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by biaframaster200: 4:09pm On Dec 04, 2024

And this elderly man came out in public to speak up about this crab.? What a shame!! If I can interpret what the man said in layman's terms. In his press release, he stated that the federal government and the country should continue to move at the pace of the northern region and share other productive state treasures for the northern region region so that all states of the federation can move at the same time.

A typical example of this type of statement is that a Dangote in this country should continue to share their profits with the Indivisual in society who is literally poor, whereas Dangote continues to live his life at the pace of the poorest man in the country.

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by unavailablecity: 4:10pm On Dec 04, 2024

The northerners are calling others fools

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Kukutente23: 4:13pm On Dec 04, 2024

festacman:
The fact is that no state governor is actually working to develop local economy. None including Lagos, Delta and Rivers you mentioned. All state governors wait, share, share and loot FAAC allocation.

Lagos was former capital of Nigeria with ports and other infrastructure put in place by FG. Lagos with all its massive revenue is still not there yet. Delta and Rivers has oil that FG in concert with foreign oil companies are exploiting. Beyond, nothing has been done about marine resources of Delta region.

So, don't make it sound as though only Northern governors are lazy.

Besides, apart from taxation, what has Tinubu put forward as his plan to diversify and stimulate industrial activities, entrepreneurship and drive local investment?

Gbam!!!
A Daniel has come to judgement

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Kukutente23: 4:16pm On Dec 04, 2024

Paraman:
Don't you guys get tired of this bullsheet talk

Ikorodu is not part of the federal territory of Lagos, no local government is generating as much as ikorodu all over the 36 states of Nigeria. More than 90% of present day Lagos state was never part of the capital.

Lagos has been developing even before Nigeria was created

How you clowns downgrade what the APC/ACN/AD has done in Lagos state is insulting.

Enugu was the former capital of eastern Nigeria, why is it not generating as much revenue as Ibadan the capital of western Nigeria?

Why's Enugu not as industrualise as Ibadan and Kaduna?

What kind of lie is this?
Ikorodu? What is Ikorodu generating compared to Eti Osa, Lagos Island and Apapa LGs?
Nor dey talk rubbish abeg. The guy is right. All the infrastructure and industrial presence in Lagos is as a result of it being the former capital. Do you see how much FCT is generating as VAT?

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Kukutente23: 4:18pm On Dec 04, 2024

festacman:
Why hasn't Badagry developed? Is economic activities in Ikorodu as a result of State government policies or fall-out of economic, infrastructural and population advantages conferred on Lagos by its former FCT status?

It's even a lie to claim ikorodu generates more money than all LGs in Nigeria including brass and Bonny LGs in Bayelsa and Rivers respectively

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Jacobx007: 4:25pm On Dec 04, 2024

Am from the North, this bill has exposed us as the DEPENDENTS in Nigeria

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Hachioji(f): 4:26pm On Dec 04, 2024

Ignorance quotes from an IPOB. VAT generated in Ibadan is more than the combined VATS in all the southeast states. That is a clear sign of productivity.

pandax:
Where are the industries in Ibadan and kaduna?

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by CodeTemplarr: 4:27pm On Dec 04, 2024

There is no disparity anywhere.

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Hachioji(f): 4:28pm On Dec 04, 2024

Ibadan generates more VAT than the FCT.

Kukutente23:
What kind of lie is this?
Ikorodu? What is Ikorodu generating compared to Eti Osa, Lagos Island and Apapa LGs?
Nor dey talk rubbish abeg. The guy is right. All the infrastructure and industrial presence in Lagos is as a result of it being the former capital. Do you see how much FCT is generating as VAT?

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by amazingspiderma: 4:29pm On Dec 04, 2024

To make progress you need to first start from the Truth.

Only then can we make headway.

Let every state start bearing economic consequences for their actions and inactions.

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by benardtotti(m): 4:29pm On Dec 04, 2024

iwaeda:
https://dailytrust.com/tax-bills-will-deepen-north-south-economic-disparities-arewa-media

For how long will you northerners keep saying this? Before independence, you guys kicked against early independence cos of inequality between North and South, its been over 50 years and you are still singing the same tune ,then it shows you guys can't be trusted even if we give you another 50 years to play catch up with the south , I think it's time we all go our separate ways .

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by LegendHero(m): 4:30pm On Dec 04, 2024

[quote author=festacman post=133155415][/quote]So Ikeja was also part of former FCT or what?

You don’t even know what area of Lagos was former FCT. You’re so ignorant by clubbing everything together.

You spoke of seaport, the seaport wey don dey there even before amalgamation. Shey seaport no dey South South too ni?

You talk of airport, na only Lagos get international airport?

Lagos today is by far the best run state in this Nigeria. I mean by FAR!

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Metrofox(m): 4:32pm On Dec 04, 2024

Paraman:
Don't you guys get tired of this bullsheet talk

Ikorodu is not part of the federal territory of Lagos, no local government is generating as much as ikorodu all over the 36 states of Nigeria. More than 90% of present day Lagos state was never part of the capital.

Lagos has been developing even before Nigeria was created

How you clowns downgrade what the APC/ACN/AD has done in Lagos state is insulting.

Enugu was the former capital of eastern Nigeria, why is it not generating as much revenue as Ibadan the capital of western Nigeria?

Why's Enugu not as industrualise as Ibadan and Kaduna?

Enugu that was destroyed completely during the civil war, what an argument grin

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by NewsINigeria(m): 4:32pm On Dec 04, 2024

Make una dey deceive una sef cheesy

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Free2Fly: 4:33pm On Dec 04, 2024

richmond500:

Which disparity? If ur governor is working, he will close the gap.
But no, they are resting in Abuja and abroad while waiting for Lagos, Delta and Rivers do the the job and give to federal govt so they can share it to FAAC.

Miscreant, if your own governors in sadwest are really working, then tell them to go for full resource control, and not to cunningly secure VATs for themselves while still having shares in the revenues generated from natural resources in other states

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by mikeapollo: 4:38pm On Dec 04, 2024

richmond500:

Which disparity? If ur governor is working, he will close the gap.
But no, they are resting in Abuja and abroad while waiting for Lagos, Delta and Rivers do the the job and give to federal govt so they can share it to FAAC.

Stop being myopic. Lagos is big today only because of FG investments in the state. Most people working in Lagos today were attracted to the place because of prior investments by FG when it was the federal capital. Headquarters of banks, companies, embassies, air ports, sea ports, railway etc. were established there and these led to further developments that attracted more businesses and population.
A similar thing is happening in Abuja.

So you cannot be talking as if the Lagos state government is doing well because it is working harder than others. Any other state that had what was given to Lagos by FG would also be rich today.

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by LegendHero(m): 4:38pm On Dec 04, 2024

Kukutente23:
What kind of lie is this?
Ikorodu? What is Ikorodu generating compared to Eti Osa, Lagos Island and Apapa LGs?
Nor dey talk rubbish abeg. The guy is right. All the infrastructure and industrial presence in Lagos is as a result of it being the former capital. Do you see how much FCT is generating as VAT?

Lekki area i.e, some part of Etiosa was formerly Western Region land.

Apapa was also Western region land and not the capital. Infact, the port was established 1913 and the construction of the 1st deep water berthed started in 1921 long before Nigeria move capital to Lagos.

There is no infrastructure in Lagos that FG did not provide in other part of Nigeria.

Seaport exists in the South South
International Airport exist everywhere
SE have two Niger bridges.
North has military headquarters and federal roads.

Before Nigeria, Lagos has always been an economic destination due to her location.

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Alliswell248: 4:40pm On Dec 04, 2024

festacman:
The fact is that no state governor is actually working to develop local economy. None including Lagos, Delta and Rivers you mentioned. All state governors wait, share, share and loot FAAC allocation.

Lagos was former capital of Nigeria with ports and other infrastructure put in place by FG. Lagos with all its massive revenue is still not there yet. Delta and Rivers has oil that FG in concert with foreign oil companies are exploiting. Beyond, nothing has been done about marine resources of Delta region.

So, don't make it sound as though only Northern governors are lazy.

Besides, apart from taxation, what has Tinubu put forward as his plan to diversify and stimulate industrial activities, entrepreneurship and drive local investment?

I disagree with you.
Lagos cease to be fct over 33 years ago. Without visionary leaders, Lagos won't be what it's today. The number choice of investors in Nigeria

We have ports in other states too. We have two in Rivers state, delta has one, ondo is building its own
Ports is no longer in the exclusive list ...any state can have its own port

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Alliswell248: 4:43pm On Dec 04, 2024

mikeapollo:
Stop being myopic. Lagos is big today only because of FG investments in the state. Most people working in Lagos today were attracted to the place because of prior investments by FG when it was the federal capital. Headquarters of banks, companies, embassies, air ports, sea ports, railway etc. were established there and these led to further developments that attracted more businesses and population.
A similar thing is happening in Abuja.

So you cannot be talking as if the Lagos state government is doing well because it is working harder than others. Any other state that had what was given to Lagos by FG would also be rich today.

Not FG, but visionary leaders that has provided an investment friendly atmosphere.

Lagos ceased to be fct more than 33 years ago.
Was it fg that is building the rail station...was it fg that did BRT etc

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Image123(m): 4:44pm On Dec 04, 2024

festacman:
Fixing the economy before fixing tax makes more sense.

Lolz, the economy runs on revenue, which is gotten by tax. Or you think government is a business enterprise? Tax is what drives IGR all over the world. Making our taxing more efficient is the best way forward.

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by Free2Fly: 4:47pm On Dec 04, 2024

Paraman:
Don't you guys get tired of this bullsheet talk

Ikorodu is not part of the federal territory of Lagos, no local government is generating as much as ikorodu all over the 36 states of Nigeria. More than 90% of present day Lagos state was never part of the capital.

Lagos has been developing even before Nigeria was created

How you clowns downgrade what the APC/ACN/AD has done in Lagos state is insulting.

Enugu was the former capital of eastern Nigeria, why is it not generating as much revenue as Ibadan the capital of western Nigeria?

Why's Enugu not as industrualise as Ibadan and Kaduna?

Yes, lagos had been developing before Nigeria was created.
But by who??
I hope you won't ascribe the development to your lazy kinsmen??
Lagos was named by the Portuguese who used it as their headquarters and take-off point for their slave trades.
Again, the British used it as their headquarters during the colonial era.
These 2 different groups of foreigners initiated the development you're talking about.
Apart from federal investments, the strategic location of the city helped it to attract overwhelming investments from individual Nigerians from all states, cooperate organisations and foreigners.
The Enugu you're talking about, how many investments do your kinsmen have there, when compared to lagos which has massive Igbo investments?
If your kinsmen developed the city, don't you think they would have used the same hands to develop Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, oyo and even Ogun that's just nearby??
Nonsense!

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by BreconHills(m): 4:50pm On Dec 04, 2024

What has created and will deepen the disparity is the intellectual laziness of the governors and the sheep like tendencies of the northern middle class. But give them their due, both groups are experts in the creation, storage and distribution of acute poverty.

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Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by festacman(m): 4:52pm On Dec 04, 2024

Image123:
Lolz, the economy runs on revenue, which is gotten by tax. Or you think government is a business enterprise? Tax is what drives IGR all over the world. Making our taxing more efficient is the best way forward.

I don't do lolz stuff.

Look, economy doesn't run on tax. Economy generate sundry revenues including taxes. It government that runs on these revenues including taxes. Fixing the economy is key, bro.

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by achimendy(m): 4:53pm On Dec 04, 2024

festacman:
The fact is that no state governor is actually working to develop local economy. None including Lagos, Delta and Rivers you mentioned. All state governors wait, share, share and loot FAAC allocation.

Lagos was former capital of Nigeria with ports and other infrastructure put in place by FG. Lagos with all its massive revenue is still not there yet. Delta and Rivers has oil that FG in concert with foreign oil companies are exploiting. Beyond, nothing has been done about marine resources of Delta region.

So, don't make it sound as though only Northern governors are lazy.

Besides, apart from taxation, what has Tinubu put forward as his plan to diversify and stimulate industrial activities, entrepreneurship and drive local investment?

I don't think you understand the mentality of this northerners. States down south are far better than those in the north. This guys don't care about bringing investment in their states, they don't empower their youths to engage in small scale businesses, only to empower them to get married and give birth to almajiris in the society. They Don't like work, always waiting for allocation from federal government so they can loot and share among themselves. And majority of that allocation is from the south. So who's fooling who. Is high time their leaders wake up and do the needful, they have vast land for any kind of business or investment. No more parasite and host kind of system.

That reform bill must be passed. Simple.

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by AfonjaConehead: 4:55pm On Dec 04, 2024

Paraman:
Don't you guys get tired of this bullsheet talk

Ikorodu is not part of the federal territory of Lagos, no local government is generating as much as ikorodu all over the 36 states of Nigeria. More than 90% of present day Lagos state was never part of the capital.

Lagos has been developing even before Nigeria was created

How you clowns downgrade what the APC/ACN/AD has done in Lagos state is insulting.

Enugu was the former capital of eastern Nigeria, why is it not generating as much revenue as Ibadan the capital of western Nigeria?
Enugu faya ya left aæfõnjã dirty yansh there, konehead
Why's Enugu not as industrualise as Ibadan and Kaduna?

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by WeddingParol: 4:56pm On Dec 04, 2024

festacman:
If you must know and at the risk of going low in tribal mud fight, Ibadan was not and is not more industrialized than Enugu. I have visited Ibadan and Enugu. You haven't crossed River Niger. In fairness, Kaduna had more.

However, you have the right to assume anything about any city, if it makes sleep well. It is your democratic right.

Again, I will not engage in tribal rat race with you. Not my style.

What is this one saying?

Is it the Emene industrial layout that has become a ghost town and churches buying over factories that you want to compare with Oyo state. Alot of factories even closed shop and relocated to Ogun state. As it is today, Anambra is even more industrialised than Enugu.

I know the two cities like the back of my hand, so what are you saying?

Re: Tax Bills Will Deepen North-south Economic Disparities – Arewa Media by festacman(m): 4:59pm On Dec 04, 2024

Alliswell248:
I disagree with you.
Lagos cease to be fct over 33 years ago. Without visionary leaders, Lagos won't be what it's today. The number choice of investors in Nigeria

We have ports in other states too. We have two in Rivers state, delta has one, ondo is building its own
Ports is no longer in the exclusive list ...any state can have its own port

If only 60% of revenues that accrued to Lagos was devoted to developing Lagos State, the State would have much sophisticated than it is. It is the same for all the states of the federation. There is so much underperformance and looting across board.

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