Members of the forum at the emergeency meeting in kaduna
Aftermath of NGF meeting; Northern Governors rejects VAT Law by Lagos, Rivers State,says Power-Shift is Unconstitutional .
From: Kelvin Ubaka
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 || Nigeria,
Tuesday 28 september 2021
Northern Governors of Nigeria have kicked against the the VAT laws enacted by the governors of Rivers and Lagos State governors which got the support of other Southern state governors.
The Northern governors under the Northern Governors Forum NGF held an emergency Meeting in Kaduna state on Monday where they declared that their counterparts in the South are confusing VAT for sales tax
They further explained that if every state is allowed to enact VAT laws, multiple taxation will arise which will lead to increase in price of goods and a collapse in interstate trade and however concluded that the matter is sub-judice and Northern governor would wait until the supreme Court pronounces judgement
On power shift to the South in 2023, The Northern governors noted that some of them are in support of the move for peace and unity reasons, but they condemned the position of some southern governors who insist that power must go to the west adding that there was no provision for such in the Constitution.
The governors also praised the armed forces for ongoing onslaught against bandits and expressed willingness to work in synergy with the Federal Government to end the spate of Insecurity in the Northern region.
