The National Bureau of statistics has released its report card on the best and worst performing state governors in the 36 states including Abuja. The criteria for the ranking is based on the 4th quarter and full year 2019 internally generated revenue which the states were able to attract within the period under review. The Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is a critically indicator of the economic and development strategy which the governor of the state is implementing to diversify the states revenue sources away from the monthly FAAC allocations -Federation Account Allocation Committee. Hence, it is unpleasant fact that Borno despite years of insurgency led Ebonyi which has experiences peace and tranquility. Ebonyi also ranks 4th worst in the Poverty Head Count index behind Sokoto, Taraba and Jigawa.
Two states in the top 10 that have made great strides from the NBS report are Kaduna and Kwara states. This are states which previously relied heavily on federal allocations but are now evidently making great strides to wean their states away from the federal government. It is a strong indication that Gov. El Rufai and his counterpart Gov. Abdulrazaq are executing the right policies that is attracting investment to the state. .

A geo-political analysis shows that the top 10 states are from

Lagos (1) and Ogun (4) –SW

Rivers (2),Delta (5)and Akwa Ibom ( – SS;

Kano (7) and Kaduna (6) – NW

FCT (3) and Kwara (10) – NC

While only Enugu (9) represents the SE, the NE is completely absent which can be attributed to the devastating effect of the insurgency.

A further analysis reveals that the bottom quarter of this scorecard include the following states:

Adamawa (29),

Ekiti (30),

Katsina (31),

Yobe(32),

Borno(33),

Ebonyi (34),

Kebbi (35),

Gombe (36)

and Taraba (37).

Ekiti State has the unenviable record of being the only SW state at the bottom quarter position on this ranking. Gov. Fayemi has his work cut out to reposition the state for improved internal revenue generation. Lest we forget that he once served as governor in the immediate past and has had ample time to review and improve the structure of his government agencies to attract the needed investment. He is therefore, in a similar position like Gov. El-Rufai who is in his second term.

Taraba state is firmly rooted to the bottom of this scorecard. Gov. Darius Ishaku who was re-elected for another 4 year tenure, spent 87 days away from executive duty without handing over to his deputy. The bottom position of the state is an indication that the governor has not succeeded in improving their lot in terms of revenue and may find appealing the regular federal allocations it gets.
Another state that is expected to be at the top is Bayelsa state. The state is ranked 21 on this list it is a sad reflection of the failure of successive leadership which has not be able to fully utilize the huge federal allocation it gets regularly from the federal government.

It is hoped that with the NBS report on the state performance on IGR from the states, government officials will be uncomfortable enough with their position to begin conscious implementation of measures to perform better in subsequent reports. The elected governors have a responsibility to formulate policies that must justify the trust reposed on them during electioneering by the masses

Imagine Despite boko haram attacks.....

Hmmm..Who Made Dis List I Need Explanation

If the data is accurate, then kudos to Borno

Good on you!

That's why no one is left in the SE they are all in the SW.

IGR has absolutely nothing to do with poverty. In the case of Borno, almost everyone works in the public sector, given the low level of education, that's why it's IGR is higher than a state like Ebonyi, where a larger portion of its population have SMEs, and they pay very little tax. The same is the case in all the Igbo states.

Because Igbo states have much larger private sectors, it also means that the state governments have more money to spend on capital infrastructure. Which accounts for the large infrastructure development in the state of Ebonyi. Compared to a state like Ogun, which has huge recurring expenditure, and very little money to spend on infrastructure development.

yeye list for yeye people

Nonsense list with nothing to show.


Ebonyi is miles ahead.

rdokoye:
IGR has absolutely nothing to do with poverty. In the case of Borno, almost everyone works in the public sector, given the low level of education, that's why it's IGR is higher than a state like Ebonyi, where a larger portion of its population have SMEs, and they pay very little tax. The same is the case in all the Igbo states.

Because Igbo states have much larger private sectors, it also means that the state governments have more money to spend on capital infrastructure. Which accounts for the large infrastructure development in the state of Ebonyi. Compared to a state like Ogun, which has huge recurring expenditure, and very little money to spend on infrastructure development.

Ebonyi is the poverty capital of the South. Borno generates more IGR than Ebonyi is the koko.

If you like type from today till next year, it doesn’t change the fact that Ebonyi is poorer than Borno state.

QED.

So you know the Ibos don’t pay taxes but you all shout you’re the one contributing to Lagos taxes. How will you guys that can’t pay taxes in your states suddenly turned new leaf to start paying taxes in Lagos.

Unfortunately for you guys, Lagos taxes generates 75% of their IGR from PAYE. That showed the 2by2 Igbo shops and gala hawkers in Lagos are as useless as the P in psychology.

Borno best Ebonyi. QED!

Erosion2020:
Nonsense list with nothing to show.


Ebonyi is miles ahead.

Yes, miles ahead in poverty.

My annoyance is that the States with poor performance are where we hear most noise coming from about poor performance of the President at the center. Majority of these people are more interested on what buhari is doing, while careless on what their governors are doing despite a lot of leverages at their disposal to perform better. Just look at the woeful performance of south south and south East States.

What's Fayemi doing in Ekiti State? This is highly disturbing

rdokoye:
IGR has absolutely nothing to do with poverty. In the case of Borno, almost everyone works in the public sector, given the low level of education, that's why it's IGR is higher than a state like Ebonyi, where a larger portion of its population have SMEs, and they pay very little tax. The same is the case in all the Igbo states.

Because Igbo states have much larger private sectors, it also means that the state governments have more money to spend on capital infrastructure. Which accounts for the large infrastructure development in the state of Ebonyi. Compared to a state like Ogun, which has huge recurring expenditure, and very little money to spend on infrastructure development.

Stop defending a pure case of woeful performance. My Igbo people will leave their base and scatter in different other places with their business. And whenever you hear them make noise, it's all about what buhari is doing, what El Rufai is doing in Kaduna, what Lagos governor is doing, how Kano governor puts dollars in his pocket etc.

They don't care about how Ikpeazu and Theordo Orji have governed Abia state, how Ugwuanyi is ruling Enugu state is never their problem. Again, don't even try to convince them why Orji uzo Kalu must remain in prison for fraud he committed. Because to them, he should be free because he is not the only one who has stolen before, any Igbo person arrested for corruption is being victimized because he is Igbo and a Christian. These are the kind of arguments you will be hearing from people who claim they are better exposed and educated. Yet, everything about us keep getting worse day in day out.

Have you people come again ?
Did the statistics also state that the so called IGR of Borno is nothing but funds coming in from different government and donor agencies as result of the insurgency.

contigiency:
My annoyance is that the States with poor performance are where we hear most noise coming from about poor performance of the President at the center. Majority of these people are more interested on what buhari is doing, while careless on what their governors are doing despite a lot of leverages at their disposal to perform better. Just look at the woeful performance of south south and south East States.

You guys are so ignorant.
So if a state decides not to tax it's inhabitants to death,it means they are performing woefully?
the same Ebonyi that it's mega projects have gracing front page is the one performing woefully and that someone has to create this thread by 1 am says a lot.

overall90:

You guys are so ignorant.
So if a state decides not to tax it's inhabitants to death,it means they are performing woefully?
the same Ebonyi that it's mega projects have gracing front page is the one performing woefully and that someone has to create this thread by 1 am says a lot.

Is that how the USA refused taxing it citizen to attain the kind of development it accomplished ?! Small time you'll join the team of foolish Igbos wailing to have 2K pound palliative without paying any taxes. Foolish set of morons.

Salewa97:


Ebonyi is the poverty capital of the South. Borno generates more IGR than Ebonyi is the koko.

If you like type from today till next year, it doesn’t change the fact that Ebonyi is poorer than Borno state.

QED.

So you know the Ibos don’t pay taxes but you all shout you’re the one contributing to Lagos taxes. How will you guys that can’t pay taxes in your states suddenly turned new leaf to start paying taxes in Lagos.

Unfortunately for you guys, Lagos taxes generates 70% of their IGR from PAYE. That showed the 2by2 Igbo shops and gala hawkers in Lagos are as useless as the P in psychology.

Borno best Ebonyi. QED!

If Igboland is so poor, why do so few people meet the requirements for the conditional cash transfer? Real development starts at the grassroots, with things like education, water access, healthcare delivery, mortality rates etc.

All the things that Igboland beats all the other states at. When it comes to education, there's no comparison between Ebonyi and Borno State, unless you're inferring that Nigeria is the only place on planet earth, where the uneducated are wealthier than the educated.

Some of these arguments are so wishful. Why do people like yourself, have such a vested interest in telling Igbo people how poor they are?

contigiency:


Stop defending a pure case of woeful performance. My Igbo people will leave their base and scatter in different other places with their business. And whenever you hear them make noise, it's all about what buhari is doing, what El Rufai is doing in Kaduna, what Lagos governor is doing, how Kano governor puts dollars in his pocket etc.

They don't care about how Ikpeazu and Theordo Orji have governed Abia state, how Ugwuanyi is ruling Enugu state is never their problem. Again, don't even try to convince them why Orji uzo Kalu must remain in prison for fraud he committed. Because to them, he should be free because he is not the only one who has stolen before, any Igbo person arrested for corruption is being victimized because he is Igbo and a Christian. These are the kind of arguments you will be hearing from people who claim they are better exposed and educated. Yet, everything about us keep getting worse day in day out.

Do you even know what development is?

If you want to see how good or bad governance is, in Igboland, then you look at REAL development indices. Not things like IGR, which in reality mean nothing. During the recession, didn't Obiano cancel tax, for the entire year? https://nairametrics.com/2016/09/21/anambra-state-eases-tax-burden-on-grassroot-citizens/

Ebonyi is exporting poverty all over Igboland and across Nigeria. They can hawk for Africa.

I talk am before.
The East contribute nothing to the Economy, all wealthy Igbo made theiron money either in the North, West or South South.

Adekamkpe23:
That's why no one is left in the SE they are all in the SW.

You guys are just fooling yourselves online your brothers and sisters have invaded Southeast, in Anambra you see them in every corners hawking Agbo, and herbal remedies

Cyberterror:
Ebonyi is exporting poverty all over Igboland and across Nigeria. They can hawk for Africa.

These are your brothers in Anambra

They are in every corners in Anambra, doing bricklayer, some are carrying loads in the markets, in every streets, you see your women salling agbo.

Since you guys enjoy being stupid, I will be exposing your brothers and sisters here in my state

It's a Matter of time, before we release your full audio development here on Nairaland

Come to Anambra, see how your people are living nobody is discrimating or taxing them, at the back of my office there is one Igbo man that build very big mansion he is in US, he hardly come back, a Yoruba guy is looking after the big house, he has brought lots of his people, they are managing the man's BQ, nobody is harassing them, but for your region your guys have turned to monitoring spirits

If you don't desist from this your tribal and childish characters, it's a matter of time before we reveal your audio billionaires here

It's a matter of time

overall90:


You guys are so ignorant.
So if a state decides not to tax it's inhabitants to death,it means they are performing woefully?
the same Ebonyi that it's mega projects have gracing front page is the one performing woefully and that someone has to create this thread by 1 am says a lot.

Your talk shows your years. You think I am not happy with projects going on in Ebonyi state since this present government? My brother I am from Uburu Ohaozara local government in Ebonyi state. So I have every reason to be happy for any development in the state. Besides, you should carefully read what I wrote and understand that I was not particular about Ebonyi state.

Not that I don't have reasons to be particular about Ebonyi state. Because in terms of poverty, I will ask you to check number of people hawking on different roads in the country, majority of them are from my Ebonyi state, check number of wheel barrow pushers in different markets especially in the south east, majority of them are from my Ebonyi state, the same way you see them doing other menial jobs, not to talk of the number of out of school children in the state.

Those are what physical projects cannot resolve, except a deliberate efforts on the part of the government to work on human capital development.

As for the issue under discuss, I will tell you that the poor performance of Ebonyi state is not because the citizens are not paying high in different taxes. They are paying even higher than Borno and other states, to the extent that many are now crying. The reason for the poor performance is that in Ebonyi state, after government projects the next other thing that looks a bit serious in the state, is the quarry work at Ishiagu, and cement industry which they recently brought back to work at Nkalagu. Else, no other serious investors in the state. Industries are almost zero. So after tasking the few small businesses heavily in the state, they don't have the big players to get huge revenue from. So the government should work had in attracting investors and assisting MSMEs to develop in the state.

rdokoye:
IGR has absolutely nothing to do with poverty. In the case of Borno, almost everyone works in the public sector, given the low level of education, that's why it's IGR is higher than a state like Ebonyi, where a larger portion of its population have SMEs, and they pay very little tax. The same is the case in all the Igbo states.

Because Igbo states have much larger private sectors, it also means that the state governments have more money to spend on capital infrastructure. Which accounts for the large infrastructure development in the state of Ebonyi. Compared to a state like Ogun, which has huge recurring expenditure, and very little money to spend on infrastructure development.

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Alaye

Fake 'oluwole' statistics of from Yemi Kale the yoruba irredentist.

The guy must be very close Lie mohammed, cooking up fake statistical figures, all over the place..