PBAT's Tax Reforms - How the Governors Belligerently Avoided Consultations

 

*How else do you go about engaging people who are not ready to be engaged*

*Below is how:*

*Background Information*

Both the Federal and LGs are under the bondage of the governors. 

Governors despite their power and influence are serious gearing to subdue the LGs and blocking the federal government various efforts for a better Nigeria.

Today many of the governors are:

1. Working against PBAT's Tax Reforms, 

2. Blocking LGs Autonomy and 

3. Above all, clamoring for more power by way of states police. 

Nigerians should guide against this at all costs.

*Other Atrocities of the governors:*

1. Preventing LG Autonomy 

2. Hijack FAAC from getting to the LGs

3. Corner and divert every Federal Social Welfare from getting to the grassroots 

4. Rig all SIECs conducted LGs elections  elections for their cronies.

5. Clamoring for States Police - this is dangerous indeed.

6. Blocking consultations on new Tax Reforms 

*Recommendations*

For LGs and Federal to be freed the following must be observed:

1. No to states police 

2. LGs must have separate accounts to receive FAACs directly for financial Autonomy.

3. Eliminate SIECs who conduct and rig LGs elections for the cronies of the governors and pass the bill that mandates *only INEC to conduct elections for all tiers of government in Nigeria*.

4. Both the States and LGs elections must be conducted by the INEC on the same day.

5. Let's hold our Governors and LGs Chairmen accountable 

5. Let's all vote PBAT again in 2027 to completely address the issue. Any other politicians would because of second term play politics and play along with the governors for selfish political reasons.

*Addendum*

*Financial Autonomy* 

Presently, the states and LGs share the same account. And FAACs for both are paid into the same account.

This give room for governors to Hijack LGs money. Consequently LGs don't have money to run any government of their own.

For Financial Autonomy, LGs should have separate LGs accounts where FAACs would be paid directly.

Then LGs would have money to run the grassroots government which is the sole aim of LGs.

*Political Autonomy* 

1. This can be achieved if SIECs are cancelled and only INEC to conduct elections for the 3 tiers of government in Nigeria.

Cancellation of SIECs means governor can't rig elections for their cronies again. Governors don't have power over INEC.

2. Also both the States and LGs elections are conducted on the same day by the INEC.

Conducting both elections on the same day means no governor is available to rig for his cronies. Because he is also awaiting his fate with INEC.

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