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Atiku: states opposed to alcohol should not share from alcohol tax

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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said states opposed to the sale and consumption of alcohol have no business should not benefit from tax paid on alcohol.
He also said the country does not need more states because existing states are too weak and unviable to be federating units.
Atiku spoke at the public presentation of a book, “Nigerian Federalism: Continuing Quest for Stability and Nation-Building”, produced by the African Policy Research Institute.
The former Vice President, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also said: “We must acknowledge that in federal systems that work, federating units cede certain powers to the centre. In our strange federal contraption, it is the centre that is creating federating units, giving them money and monopolising most power and resources. Thus our state governments are no longer performing as federating units. Rather they currently seem like dependent provinces of the central government in Abuja.
“Think about this: sales taxes ought to be collected and used by states and local governments. Of course there is nothing inherently wrong in a federal sales tax but states must agree with the federal government what items should be taxed, at what rate and how the proceeds are to be shared. They ought to be uniform.
“If a state is opposed to cattle tax or bicycle tax or alcohol tax, or pollution tax, for instance, it should not expect to share in the tax proceeds from those items. That is called fairness.
“In fact, states should be the ones collecting those taxes on behalf of the federal government and get compensated for their work, through an agreed sharing formula, rather than duplicating the cost of collection. Federal intrusion makes it more difficult for a state to collect taxes from items that may be peculiar to it, thereby narrowing the tax base. And it makes enforcement even more difficult.“
On local government autonomy, Atiku said: “Even our state governments are nearly dependent on the Federal Government, meaning they do not even have the autonomy that we are trying to give to the local government that are below them.
“In our strange federal contraption, it is the centre that is creating federating units, giving them money and monopolising most power and resources. Thus, our state governments are no longer performing as federating units. Rather, they currently seem like dependent provinces of the central government in Abuja.
“We are all witnesses to the agitations and complaints by different sections of the country at different times about being marginalized or shortchanged in fiscal allocation and the distribution of such other public resources such political positions, jobs, school admissions, provision of infrastructure, and even social honour.
“In response many Nigerians have been calling for some form of restructuring of our federal system, while some small fringe groups insist on their part of the country separating from the federation all together.
“What I find odd and somewhat unhelpful is the argument of those who say that we cannot renegotiate our union and who proceed from there to equate every demand for restructuring with attempts to break up the country.
“I believe that every form of human relationships is negotiable. Every political relationship is open for negotiations, without pre-set outcomes.
“As a democrat and businessman, I do not fear negotiations. That is what reasonable human beings do. This is even more important if a stubborn resistance against negotiations can lead to unsavoury outcomes.”
The former Vice President added that: “We must acknowledge that what got us to our current over-centralised, and centre-dominated federal system is political expediency and fear, and bolstered by the command and control character of military regimes.



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2019 won't be easy for most politicians

Nigerians are wiser

Tell them Atiku.

jeffizy:
Atiku speaks maturely and with vibrancy.
I just don't know the other side of him that makes him abhorred within the political circle.

You may say corruption, but has he been convicted of that in any law court?
Or could it be his penchant for switching allegiance at will?

OBJ

OBJ single-handedly killed and buried Atiku's relevance and credibility.

Hmmm!he is very correct but this is just a strategy and sweet talk coming from a polithiefcian,this is politricks.2019 is around the corner so Nigerians should wake up from their slumber,don't fall for their sugar coated tongues and utopian dreams.

Someone should tell Atiku that we are not going to be sway by his antics of speaking for the people all because of his insatiable quest for the Nigerian president.

When the right time comes we will open his book and his works and motives shall be made to pass through the lens.

Hypocrisy of the north

This is called desperation

Aufbauh:
Someone should tell Atiku that we are not going to be sway by his antics of speaking for the people all because of his insatiable quest for the Nigerian president.

When the right time comes we will open his book and his works and motives shall be made to pass through the lens.

Your Mentor Buhari remains the Worst President in Africa

If Muslims States are against selling and drinking of alcohol then they should not expect allocations from alcohol tax. Is Atiku Saying the truth or not?

Cool

sarrki:
This is called desperation

Saying the Truth is now Desperation?
Clap for yourself

Atiku2019:



Saying the Truth is now Desperation?

Clap for yourself

My brother, the truth is most of these guys

Don't care about the masses

They only says what the masses wants to ear during campaign

sirfee:
Hmmm!he is very correct but this is just a strategy and sweet talk coming from a polithiefcian,this is politricks.2019 is around the corner so Nigerians should wake up from their slumber,don't fall for their sugar coated tongues and utopian dreams.

Whether it's desperation or sweet talk, he is Saying the Truth .

sarrki:
2019 won't be easy for most politicians
Nigerians are wiser

Nigerians are Wiser because they can't wait to send Buhari back to Daura

sarrki:


My brother, the truth is most of these guys

Don't care about the masses

They only says what the masses wants to ear during campaign

Atiku is saying the Truth and not what the masses wants to hear. It is Buhari who made Ridiculous and Unachievable promises brother

Atiku2019:



Your Mentor Buhari remains the Worst President in Africa

Boy stick to your lane as you gamble your chances of being notice by Atiku campaign crew.

I have met your Eldorado principal one on one before, i have had the opportunity of work relationship with him in Yola, PH and Abuja as far back as 2001 and lately in Lagos. So am talking from the standpoint of first hand knowledge and not hearsay or fantasy.
To an extent i know his dispositions & values.

This is very bold for a politician from the north. Nigeria is in dire need of a fundamental restructuring. It'll require a massive political, fiscal and social re-engineering/surgery to pull through.

However, Atiku needs to spend more time on working on his image, which Obasanjo successfully altered in the minds of many people. It won't be easy, but who says it's not possible? If Buhari can be whitewashed without doing any major self improvement for decades, anything is possible. David Axelrod is still around, and those other type of people who sold darkness to Nigerians as daylight.

Nevertheless, Atiku is a billion times better in governance than Buhari; socially, politically, fiscal and economic issues, etc. he is lightyears ahead of Buhari.

Other questions he needs to research and provide answers to are the issues of resource control, the Land Use Act, the issue of Sharia - both social and political. Since he said there's no boundary on what we can put to the table. Let us hear more about these issues and make up our minds.

This is why atiku will never be a president, hypocricy has eaten deep in his flesh, we Hausa's will never support you because we know you will not protect the freedom of our religion, you may convert to christianity and seek their votes so that you can practice your dab dance in church. Alcohol is totally prohibited in our religion, we are surviving without alcohol tax we don't even need any. All this is to gain the support of christians from ss/se lets see whether their votes can secure you victory come 2019.

Aufbauh:

Boy stick to your lane as you gamble your chances of being notice by Atiku campaign crew.
I have met your Eldorado principal one on one before, i have had the opportunity of work relationship with him in Yola, PH and Abuja as far back as 2001 and lately in Lagos. So am talking from the standpoint of first hand knowledge and not hearsay or fantasy.
To an extent i know his dispositions & values.

You go mind the fool campaigning for a gay ritualist

Atiku2019:



Your Mentor Buhari remains the Worst President in Africa

If Muslims States are against selling and drinking of alcohol then they should not expect allocations from alcohol tax. Is Atiku Saying the truth or not?

God bless u sir pls tell them zombies Buhari remains d worst in human history hypocrisy of d north stench

Atiku is just sweet mouthing just to gain the support of the SE and SS. He is not a smart politician. He needs the support of the North than the south to clinch the presidency with the current political outlook of the country. If he decamps to the PDP, he definitely will gain upper hand in the SS/SE. He needs a very strong support in the North to counterbalance this and sail to Aso Rock. Unfortunately, his comments which are aimed at selling him to the SS/SE will further alienate him from the North.

And one funny and interesting thing is that among the Southern people, the SE seems to have already found a darling in him. And they were the ones who were critical of fulani dominance and always resorting to verbal attacks on anything hausa/fulani. Even when others are still studying the man with a view to properly profiling him, they have already swallowed his lines hook, line and sinker.

Aufbauh:


Boy stick to your lane as you gamble your chances of being notice by Atiku campaign crew.

I have met your Eldorado principal one on one before, i have had the opportunity of work relationship with him in Yola, PH and Abuja as far back as 2001 and lately in Lagos. So am talking from the standpoint of first hand knowledge and not hearsay or fantasy.
To an extent i know his dispositions & values.

o boy stop big English simple fact is atiku is far better than mr fantastically corrupt serial liar old wicked selfish clueless president of the north mumudu bubuhari

With 2019 in mind!

The thing with these people is they say anything to get elected, after which they shed their skin like snakes

Somebody Should Tell Atiku That We Are Wiser Now, We Won't Fall For His Antics Because They Last Time We Checked Buhari Said Things Like This More Than Him..

But, isn't not obvious that people that opposes alcohol still shares VAT from sales of alcohol?

Nice one Atiku. Nigeria is biult on injustice!

ahaz:
pls tell the bling goat.

Good morning,

God Almighty will have mercy on you

Abeymills:
o boy stop big English simple fact is atiku is far better than mr fantastically corrupt serial liar old wicked selfish clueless president of the north mumudu bubuhari

All you ever do is pollute threads with your senseless jargon and insults while looking for any excuse to wail!



Okay now let me expose you for the vapid waste of space you actually are! HOW is atiku a better president than buhari? What were his achievements, legacies or innovations on both the national stage and in his home state of adamawa even as vice president for 8 solid years?


And by the way don't try and run by screaming zombie or afonja in order to shore up some support! I am neither of the above!