Review revenue sharing formula, give more money to states ,LGAs- PDP Govs tells FG
By Tunde Opalana
Concerned by paucity of funds for public administration at the grassroots level,
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have requested the Federal Government to give money to states and local governments.
Under the umbrella of the PDP Governors Forum, the governors asked the Federal Government to prioritize the two level of governance while tinkering with revenue sharing formula.
Increased revenue, the governors maintained, will enable both states and local governments meet their more of their responsibilities to people at the grassroots.
This request was one of the resolutions made at the the meeting of the PDP Governors held in Abuja on Thursday night.
Chairman of the Forum, Senator Bala Mohammed, the Governor of Bauchi State signed the communique issued at the end of the meeting.
The communique read “On the national economy, the meeting urgently requested the Federal Government to prioritise the introduction of a new Revenue Allocation Formular that gives more money to States and Local Governments to enable them meet their increased responsibilities”.
At the meeting, the governors also reviewed the recent off-season elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states,as well as recent judgements of the Appeal court on governorship election petitions in a few states.
“We support the decision of INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission) to investigate the allegation of existence of pre-filled result sheets even before elections started in some places to ensure the confidence of the people in the electoral process.
“The meeting reviewed the recent judgments of the Court of Appeal concerning Governors of various States and noted the mixed outcomes.
“As a Forum, we once again re-state our overall confidence in the judiciary to do justice.
“We believe that the Supreme Court will do justice in the cases where we recorded temporary setbacks like Zamfara and Plateau States.
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“The meeting also reviewed the off-season elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States. We support the decision of INEC to investigate the allegation of existence of pre-filled result sheets even before elections started in some places to ensure the confidence of the people in the electoral process,” the communique read.
In attendance at the meeting were;
Governors Bala Mohammed, Umo Eno ( Akwa Ibom ), Douye Diri (Bayelsa State), Gov. Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau State), Dep. Gov. Ifeanyi Ossai ( Enugu State), Dep. Gov. Kola Adewusi (Osun State) and Dep. Gov. Mani Mummuni ( Zamfara State).
