Six Critical Issues Northern Nigeria Has Said No To

In this content, NewsDirect will take you through six things Northern Nigeria has said no to.

1. Restructuring

The Northern Nigeria has in recent years turned down the approach of restructuring the nation. In September 2020, 92-year-old Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo stated that the North are rejecting it because the current system in the country favours them.

2. Creation Of State Police

The north has not given their full support to the creation of state police even though the bill to alter the constitution to allow for the creation of state police and other state government security services scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.

3. Electronic Transmission Of Results

Even after INEC confirmed that they were ready and capable to conduct elections in the country electronically, the top names in the North kept mum and showed reluctance to this.

4. Anti-Open Grazing

This has also not been going smoothly in the north. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has openly asked the Federal Government to stop governors from enacting the Anti-Open Grazing law.

5. VAT Collection By States

The VAT collection has in recent weeks also been a major talking point as even Western, Eastern and Southern states have started the VAT collections , the Northern states are yet to fully turn up.

6. True Fiscal Federalism

When it comes to true fiscal federalism, it simply refers to the financial relations between the country’s federal government system and other units of government. It is the study of how expenditure and revenue are allocated across different vertical layers of the government administration.

However, it still the same old story with northern Nigeria.