The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has approved a uniform
template for the implementation of the Memorandum of Action on financial
autonomy for State legislatures and judiciary.
The agreement is contained in a communiqué Wednesday night
by the Chairman and Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi after its 32nd teleconference
meeting.
The template was signed with the Judiciary Staff Union of
Nigeria (JUSUN) and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASUN) to
facilitate the implementation.
The Forum expressed concern over certain proposed amendments
to the Principal Stamp Duties Act by the Senate.
The amendment seeks to remove the powers to administer and
collect stamp duties from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or their
State counterparts, depending on the nature of the transaction, to the Nigeria
Postal Service (NPS).
On the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the governors
expressed support of the unbundling and commercialization of the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
They, however, opposed the proposed ownership structure of
the NNPC, which was handed to the Federal Government.
The NGF said given that the corporation is owned by the
three tiers of government, NNPC Limited, the new incorporated entity, should be
owned by a vehicle that holds the interest of the three tiers of government.
The governors said the 3 per cent share of oil revenue to
host communities and 30 per cent share of profit for the exploration of oil and
gas in the basins, will be responded to at the National Assembly and the
National Economic Council (NEC).
The forum said it will take a position on the planned
privatization of assets of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), as
listed by the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE), because it was done without
due consultation with state governments, the co-shareholders.
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