My people, shine your eyes! Senate don start jaga-jaga to adjust how dem dey share money between federal government and states. Na Tuesday dem carry this gist come, and e no be small matter oh!
Under the current arrangement, Na federal government dey chop 52.68 percent, while the 36 states dey manage 26.72 percent, and our Local Government Areas (LGAs) dey share 20.60 percent. But the wahala be say, the senator wey dey represent Kogi west, Sunday Karimi, don talk say wetin federal government dey chop no dey enough, dem need new formula to collect more cash!
Karimi yarn after dem don gist for plenary, say di bill wey dem pass go help federal government wey dey struggle with wetin he call grossly inadequate revenue. Na really big matter wey concern everybody for this Naija wey we dey!
“This formula wey we get now don dey out of date and no fit carry our load again,” he talk. E clear say di financial pressure dey too much for federal government as infrastructure dey decay everywhere and insecurity dey increase like bush fire.
He talk say dem need adjust am so that at least federal government go fit meet di obligations wey dey increase every day. “We need better allocation so that government go fit manage di serious wahala wey dey happen for roads and security issues,” Karimi add.
As e be now, for Nigeria, di roads dey in bad shape and na federal government dey carry di burden to fix am. On top dat one, dem dey spend serious cash to tackle banditry, terrorism, and other security wahala wey dey plague di country!
Karimi no forget to talk say if dem fit increase di revenue, e go make military stronger to face di gbege wey dey happen with terrorists and bandits for obodo Naija. E be like say dem don finally open dem eye to see say di current arrangement no dey work well again!
So my people, make we dey follow this shaking ground matter as dem dey talk am for senate. If dem fit change this formula, e go mean plenty better for every Nigerian, abeg keep your ears wide open!
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