By DAUD OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to make the sharing of the nation’s revenue among different levels of governments proportionate to their responsibilities.
Obasanjo also said that the items on the exclusive and the concurrent lists in the constitution must be quantified to determine how much of the nation’s resources should be allocated to them.
Speaking in his Abeokuta residence on Monday when members of the RMAFC paid him an advocacy visit ahead of the proposed review of the existing revenue sharing formulae.
According to Obasanjo, the need for the quantification of responsibilities of the different tiers of governments is necessary for a fair and equitable revenue sharing formula.
Obasanjo who emphasised that it was necessary, to avoid a lopsided or disproportionate revenue sharing formula urged the commission to engage the services of experts and consultants.
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Monday, 2 September 2013
PDP crisis: Obasanjo sues for peace
Abeokuta - Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday called on aggrieved members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to embrace peace in order to move the party forward.
Obasanjo, who was the immediate past Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, appealed to the aggrieved party members to remain calm and allow the resolution of of the crises rocking the party.
The Special Convention of the party was held at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Sunday where 17 new national officers were elected while a faction of the party under the leadership of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and seven Governors also met at Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre where it elected another set of officers.
The Atiku-led faction said they took the decision to salvage the party from ''those who had hijacked it.''
"I want to passionately appeal to both sides to sheath their swords and maintain status quo.
"I urge members of the party to remain calm while the elders of the party meet to resolve the issues," the statement quotes Obasanjo as saying.
The former president expressed optimism that the crisis would be resolved soonest and that the party would be the better for it. (NAN)
Obasanjo, who was the immediate past Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, appealed to the aggrieved party members to remain calm and allow the resolution of of the crises rocking the party.
The Special Convention of the party was held at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Sunday where 17 new national officers were elected while a faction of the party under the leadership of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and seven Governors also met at Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre where it elected another set of officers.
The Atiku-led faction said they took the decision to salvage the party from ''those who had hijacked it.''
"I want to passionately appeal to both sides to sheath their swords and maintain status quo.
"I urge members of the party to remain calm while the elders of the party meet to resolve the issues," the statement quotes Obasanjo as saying.
The former president expressed optimism that the crisis would be resolved soonest and that the party would be the better for it. (NAN)
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