Omo, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah don dey fire up wey concern money matter o! After him don gather everybody for Holy Mass wey take kick off di new year, na wetin we go do to reach dat N870 billion wey dem don project as internally generated revenue for di 2026 budget be di koko.
Mbah don yan say e go hard to depend on di money wey go con from Federal Allocation because of di wahala wey dey happen all over dis world. As e talk am, him say, ‘Given all di geo-political tensions across di globe, e no go easy, particularly with our revenue projections.‘ Na wetin concern us be say, we no fit dey slack again, we gatz prepare ourselves for all dis changing economic wahala!
Him don sign big budget of N1.62 trillion for di year wey dey come, and him say na from dat N870 billion for their internal revenue, plus N387 billion from FAAC, and N329 billion from capital receipts dem go take finance am. Watin dis mean be say, everybody for di government gatz work well well because revenue matter no be beans!
Mbah no just dey talk am sha, him don put mouth for how civil servants dey perform too. E tell dem say dem be di engine room of every success wey di administration fit achieve. Him dey urge dem to dey punctual, work as team, and deliver quality service. If dem fit dey arrive work on time and clear dem documents sharp sharp, e go make sense. Omo, those small things wey we no dey see fit matter well well!
But e no go straight without wahala, my people. Di way wey Mbah administration don dey try to collect tax don raise some eyebrows for town oo. Dem don even include tax for corpses wey dey for mortuaries! Dem dey call am expansion of tax net, but some people dey complain say e too much. Property owners dey shout as dem don dey collect tax wey reach N2 million for infrastructure development and some land tax don increase to almost 500%! Na wetin dem dey call revenue drive!
So, my pipo, as Enugu dey prepare for dis new year, make we see wetin go happen with dis new revenue wahala. E fit sharp our hospitals, schools, and roads, but make dem no go dey blame di civil servants if things no balance. As e be so, we go dey watch di matter closely! Enugu no dey play with money matter, abeg!
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