Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna
State
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the
federal government has no business with Value Added Tax (VAT) as it
is a sales tax which ought to be in the purview of the states.
Speaking at the 4th National Internally Generated Revenue (IGR)
Peer Learning event organised by the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)
in Abuja on Wednesday, he also frowned at the lack of true
federalism in Nigeria which he observed is a federation in name but
a unitary system in reality.
The governor, therefore, stressed the need to make the necessary
corrections to make Nigeria a true Federation.
While urging the experts at the event to come up with
recommendations to guide the political leaders to make the
necessary adjustments, el-Rufai affirmed that the All Progressive
Congress (APC) committee on true federalism which he headed has
already made recommendations to make Nigeria a true Federation.
“It’s up to you to make recommendations that will make the
political system to understand and make the necessary changes,” he
told the participants.
He said the ruling party has already accepted the
recommendations.
