Intrigue as 36 Governors Set to Make Fresh Deal With Buhari Before May 29 Handover
- President Muhammadu Buhari may make a fresh deal with the 36 governors of the federation before the expiration of his tenure on May 29
- This is as the governors would be meeting with the president to discuss the new revenue-sharing formula
- The governors say they would ensure the president passes the bill to the national assembly and it makes it into law
FCT, Abuja - The 36 governors in Nigeria are set to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari before May 29, when his administration will end.
The governors say they would discuss and present a new revenue-sharing formula to the President to be presented to the 9th national assembly that would be passed into law before the end of his administration, PM News reported.
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Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, who also doubles as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, made this known while addressing journalists at the end of the forum's meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, April 26.
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Tambuwal added that the governors also discussed national and sub-national matters, good governance and democracy.
He further disclosed that the 36 governors discussed the immediate release and disbursement of the stamp duties collected and kept at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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According to the governor, issues pertaining to the guidelines by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) concerning the financial regulations to take the country off the grey list of the financial tax force were also discussed.
The statement reads in part:
“We discussed the new revenue formula submitted to Mr President by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMFC) and the need for us to approach Mr President on the need for him to present the new draft formula to National Assembly before this administration winds up."
Names of governors currently at war with their incoming successors
Legit.ng recently reported that the 2023 general election has remained a historic event in the Nigeria political milieu following many unforeseen defeats.
Many second-term governors were shaken by the advent of the third force in the northern and southern parts of Nigeria.
The Labour Party defeated the dominant PDP in Abia, while NNPP unseated the ruling APC in Kano. This is as governors-elect are already becoming headaches for the outgoing governors.
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