The governors’ concern lies with the derivation model proposed in the bill.
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Responding to the governors, Mr Oyedele, in a post on X on Tuesday, acknowledged the northern governors’ concerns, stating that the committee was also troubled by the sharing principle in the existing law. The four bills are still at first reading stage and are yet to be scheduled for second reading by either of the two chambers.
“We need to look at how we share the resources of this country. If you have a law that prevents you from selling alcohol, that law should also prevent you from sharing money from alcohol. We should be honest with ourselves. States that prohibit the sale of alcohol should not share out of VAT from alcohol. Straight forward,” a former helath minister, Isaac Adewole, had stated in 2021.
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