Details of Governors Forum meeting in Aso Rock emerge
Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of states through the
implementation of uniform standard in vehicle registration.
Chairman of the Forum, Governors Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, told State
House Correspondents that the decision was based on two presentations
to the forum on how to improve the IGR through the vehicle license
revenue and traffic management.
He explained that the discussion also focused on customs duty to
enable the states to join the rest of the world to have a licensing
embedded in only a card, which could be swiped on a device to reveal
all vehicle details.
"Today, what we are experiencing is bunch of papers which you
sometimes find pecked somewhere." he said.
The governor noted that the common practice all over the world and in
some West African countries was the presentation of only a card to
vehicle inspection officers upon demand.
"We are trying to key in and we put a committee in place under the
chairmanship of the governor of Bauchi, Mohammed Abubakar, to also
relate with other companies interested in Build, Operate and Transfer
(BOT).
"I think from there we can think about producing about one trillion
cards over 10 years which has not been seen in the past.''
Yari said that the governors discussed the outstanding issue of stamp
duty owed states, adding that the states were supposed to be in charge
of stamp duty which was not so at present.
He said another committee headed by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo
state would handle the stamp duty matter.
He said that Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state also briefed the
governors on the issue of forensic audit carried out on NNPC but which
details would emerge at the next NEC meeting.
The governor stated that the meeting as usual was held to prepare for
discussions that would take place at the National Economic Council
(NEC) meeting.
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