The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) is expected to meet with
President Muhammadu Buhari over the new revenue sharing formula put together by
the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
The NGF had called on Buhari to send a draft legislation on
the new formula to the national assembly before his tenure comes to an end on May
29.
The governors held a meeting on the matter, among other
issues, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Aminu Tambuwal, chairman of the forum and governor of
Sokoto, said they also discussed stamp duties that had been withheld by the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
“We discussed the new
revenue formula submitted to Mr President by the Revenue Mobilisation and
Fiscal Commission and the need for us to approach Mr President on the need for
him to present the new draft formula to the national assembly before this
administration winds up,” Tambuwal said.
“We also discussed the issue of stamp duties that have been
held, both the federal government and the states that are warehoused in the
Central Bank of Nigeria.
“We are working to make sure that it is released for
disbursements to both the federal government and state.
“We are going to meet
Mr President as the leader of the forum and we will appeal to him to present
that draft revenue formula. By the time it is presented, you will see what is
there.”
The Sokoto governor said the NGF has worked in a bipartisan
approach for the benefit of the citizens.
“The NGF is actually doing well in terms of bringing
governors together, working together for national interest, for the interests
of the states,” he said.
Tambuwal added that there has been unity among the governors
on national issues.
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