Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has directed all
the local government councils in the state to desist from mounting road
blocks on roads for the purpose of revenue collection.
The
governor gave the directive on
Thursday in Lafia during a meeting with
Interim Management Committee (IMC), chairmen and stakeholders of local
government and development areas.
He
said the ban was to ensure compliance with Federal Government’s
directive on the dismantling of road blocks on the nation’s highways.
Al-Makura
urged the chairmen to come up with initiatives of generating internal
revenue for the survival of the local government system in the state.
“As
leaders at the local government level, it behoves on you to live up to
your responsibility by adopting measures that would ensure the survival
of the system given the dwindling allocation from the federation
account,” he said.
He
said that the government was working on a benchmark of the expected
Internally Generated Revenue from each local government and development
area in the state.
The
governor charged Directors of Personnel in Development Areas to be
submissive to the newly appointed Overseers as their executive head for
effective service delivery.
Sulieman
Wambai, IMC chairman for Lafia local government area, who spoke on
behalf of others, assured the governor of full compliance with the
directive.
Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/al-makura-bans-area-councils-from-mounting-road-blocks-for-revenue-collection/172123.html#8P8uKV6vBFSYloSB.99
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