“Ebonyi state is not in support of any state collecting VAT. We are in support that FIRS should continue to collect tax and share,” Mr Umahi said.
Suspected armed bandits have invaded Kabba prison in Kogi, freeing their colleagues and other inmates while killing soldiers at the facility.
Charles Ukoniwe left Nigeria for the United States on March 5, 2018. He arrived in Canada on June 6, 2018, and subsequently filed a claim for refugee protection.
The bandits struck a forward operating base in Mutumji, Dansadau, about 80 kilometres south of the capital Gusau on Saturday morning, The Gazette learnt from military sources.
Footage of the protest analysed by forensic experts detailed how soldiers shot at fleeing protesters nonstop.
Forensic experts said their findings confirmed that live ammunition used in killing #EndSARS protesters in Lekki belonged to the Nigerian Army.
The state said it supports anything that improves its IGR, and was keen on joining Rivers should FIRS appeal the judgment.
The warning followed some governors’ push to start collecting VAT in their respective states, effectively dismantling the current system of exclusive federal VAT administration.
“The only thing I say is with the benefits of hindsight, I wouldn’t have done it,” said Mr Masari.
The deal was signed on October 26, 2018, three weeks after Mr Abubakar clinched the presidential nomination of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari.
