Speaker challenges northern states on revenue generation
The Speaker of Katsina State House of
Assembly, Ya’u Gwajo-Gwajo, on Thursday, in Katsina, called on the
northern state governments to devise means of generating more revenue
for their states.
The speaker told journalists that the
call became necessary in view of the fact that the states depended
solely on income from the federal statutory allocation.
“Most of the state governments in the
north cannot afford to pay workers salary if the federal allocation
ceases to flow into their coffers,” he added.
He noted that the state governments
could boost their revenue base if they properly harness the natural
resources available in their areas.
The Speaker charged the state
governments to establish Independent Power Plants (IPP) to complement
the effort of the Federal Government in the provision of electricity to
the citizenry.
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