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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday, met with a delegation of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and assured them of Federal Government’s support to make it more proactive and responsive to its mandate.
He gave the assurance when Chairman of RMAFC, Mohammed Shehu, led the delegation to his office at the Presidential Villa.
The VP emphasised the Commission’s significance to the polity and said that its work cuts across all levels of government, particularly when it comes to its difficult task of helping the government raise enough money to implement democratic dividends across the federation.
Shettima noted that the Federal Government under President Bola Tinubu would address some of the challenges facing the Commission, noting that some of the solutions might require the input from the subnational to the federal and the legislative to the judiciary.
He stated further that since the Commission is a constitutional body, any amendment to its mandate must pass through the National Assembly especially any changes that would affect its operations, so that “you can perform your constitutional functions without difficulties.”
RMAFC’s chairman had informed the VP on the activities and achievements of the Commission especially in the area of revenue generation and the efforts put in place towards addressing some of the challenges facing the Commission.
He, however, stressed that the Commission needs the support of the Federal Government in its bid to find solutions to some of the challenges, in order for it to deliver on its mandate effectively.
RMFAc is an agency of government that oversees the revenues accruing to and disbursement of such funds from the Federal Account. The body also assures that there is conformity and equity in the nation’s revenue allocation formulae.
In the delegation were some Commissioners including Kabir Masih, Maagbe Adaa, Fari Adebayo, Ntufam Eyo Nsa Whiley, Ayogu Eze and Ahmed Yusuf.
