Allocate funds to state:Atiku
A former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar
has called for a delegation of power from
the federal to the state governments.
He said the high concentration of power at
the federal level was responsible for the
bureaucracy in government.
He stated this on Friday in Abuja during an
interview with journalists shortly after he
met with top officials of the Revenue
Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal
Commission led by its chairman, Mr. Elias
Mbam.
Atiku also said that more funds and
responsibilities should be given to the
states and local governments.
The meeting was part of the ongoing
consultations by the commission on a new
revenue allocation formula.
The RMAFC, in exercise of its statutory
function, is currently reviewing the
revenue allocation formula, which was last
reviewed in 1992 and modified in 2004.
Based on the current revenue formula, the
Federal Government gets 52.68 per cent of
the statutory allocation; the 36 states share
26.72 per cent; while the 774 local
government areas are allocated 20.60 per
cent.
Furthermore, the oil and mineral producing
states are allocated 13 per cent based on
the principle of derivation.
When asked if the states should be given
more allocation in the light of current
realities, Atiku said, "Of course, why not;
provided they would take more
responsibilities.
"I don't believe in the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture; I don't believe in the Federal
Ministry of education; I don't believe in so
many ministries," he said.
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