RMAFC Will Enlist Kogi As Oil Producing State — Commissioner

A Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation
and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Mr. Samuel Maagbe has disclosed that
steps are being taken to formally enlist Kogi as an oil-producing
state.

Speaking during a parley between RMAFC and stakeholders in Kogi
State on Thursday, Maagbe said the plenary was in line with ongoing
efforts to duly interact with stakeholders across levels on
challenges and opportunities of a review structure of the
allocation formula amongst the federal, states, and local
governments.

Declaring the interactive session open, Governor Yahaya Bello
said the efforts were laudable, giving that local governments,
though least, form the crust of the whole structure.

Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Edward Onoja, the Kogi state
Governor disclosed that even with the paucity of funds, his
administration has made Kogi a safe haven through the adequate
utilization of revenue sources which have been well-invested across
the 21 LGAs of the state.

He sated that this accounted for the appreciative successes
being recorded in areas of security, education, infrastructure and
employment.

Bello described the ongoing efforts aimed at jacking up the
existing allocation formula amongst the three tiers of government
as commendable, imperative and timely.

He expressed gratitude to the commission for considering the
state for its directorate office.

The meeting was attended by the State Commissioner for Finance,
Budget and Planning, Mukadam Idris Asiru; members representing Idah
and Omala State Constituencies, Hon. Suleiman Atajachi and Hon.
Musa Collins, respectively; Mr. Ayodeji Adebayo, Director, RMAFC
Lokoja Directorate; Mrs. Bolanle Olorunsaye, RMAFC Head Office,
amongst others.

A Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation
and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Mr. Samuel Maagbe has disclosed that
steps are being taken to formally enlist Kogi as an oil-producing
state.

Speaking during a parley between RMAFC and stakeholders in Kogi
State on Thursday, Maagbe said the plenary was in line with ongoing
efforts to duly interact with stakeholders across levels on
challenges and opportunities of a review structure of the
allocation formula amongst the federal, states, and local
governments.

Declaring the interactive session open, Governor Yahaya Bello
said the efforts were laudable, giving that local governments,
though least, form the crust of the whole structure.

Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Edward Onoja, the Kogi state
Governor disclosed that even with the paucity of funds, his
administration has made Kogi a safe haven through the adequate
utilization of revenue sources which have been well-invested across
the 21 LGAs of the state.

He sated that this accounted for the appreciative successes
being recorded in areas of security, education, infrastructure and
employment.

Bello described the ongoing efforts aimed at jacking up the
existing allocation formula amongst the three tiers of government
as commendable, imperative and timely.

He expressed gratitude to the commission for considering the
state for its directorate office.

The meeting was attended by the State Commissioner for Finance,
Budget and Planning, Mukadam Idris Asiru; members representing Idah
and Omala State Constituencies, Hon. Suleiman Atajachi and Hon.
Musa Collins, respectively; Mr. Ayodeji Adebayo, Director, RMAFC
Lokoja Directorate; Mrs. Bolanle Olorunsaye, RMAFC Head Office,
amongst others.