Kebbi govt assures RMAFC on data validation exercise.



From : Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi 


The Kebbi State government has assured the Federal government, cooperation towards accurate validation of data across all the Local Government Areas in the State.

The assurance was disclosed at the heels of a state tour by delegation from Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on data verification exercise to the State.

Governor Nasiru Idris represented by the Deputy Governor Senator Abubakar Umar Tafida stated that the present administration in the state was ready to provide all necessary data and logistics for the successful exercise.

He added that members of the State Executive Council and heads of ministries, departments and agencies were present to understand the exercise’s requirements and offer full cooperation.

The deputy governor pointed out that  data was central to development of planing and governance, pointing out further that Data is critical to our quest for sustainable development and improved livelihoods for our people.

“We assure you that Kebbi State will continue to provide the necessary support to ensure the success of this important national assignment." He said.

Earlier in his speech, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) Commissioner, Professor Adekunle Wright said its ongoing nationwide data verification exercise is aimed at ensuring accurate data for sharing revenue among states and local government areas (LGAs).

Wright described the exercise as a critical national assignment that would strengthen the integrity of the indices used to distribute revenue across the federation.

He said it aligns with the commission’s constitutional mandate under Paragraph 32(b) of Part I of the Third Schedule to the 1999 Constitution, which empowers it to continuously review the revenue allocation formula.

According to him, changing socio-economic realities – including population shifts, infrastructure expansion and evolving development needs – make it essential to periodically verify and update the data underpinning revenue allocation.

“It has become necessary to validate the integrity and accuracy of the data that inform revenue distribution across the federation." He said.

He said further that in 2022 the commission conducted a nationwide capacity-building programme to equip state and local government officials with skills in data gathering and management for computing revenue allocation indices.

"Since arriving in Kebbi, the RMAFC team had been working closely with ministries, departments, agencies and local government authorities to ensure credible data verification and collection." He added.

    

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