It is no longer news that some state governors requested for
financial bail-out to pay salaries of their workers from the federal government
which has been granted. What most Nigerians don’t know is that most of these
governors are not creative and proactive in finding lasting solutions to their so
called “Financial problems”.
I am not here to condemn any governor but to make them see
governance from another perspective. All governors sit in their respective
offices and wait for monthly allocations from the federal government but only
few of them think out of the box in generating revenue in their respective states. There are so many ways governors can generate
revenue without solely depending on the federal government and these ways (media)
will not have adverse effect on the residents of their respective states. So
why wait for wait for excess crude account revenue to pay salaries? Why do we need state ministries and workers
if they can’t create creative means of generating funds?
Creative Ways of Generating Revenue
1
Through diversification (Making use of the
natural resource in your state). The fact is that four states which are Jigawa,
Zamfara, Abuja and Kebbi possess less than three mineral resources. All other
states have three or more mineral resources. Read more on states and their mineral resources.
2
Through effective tax collection system.
3
Through partnership with private investors
Now is the time state governors
think out of the box and also favour those they are there to serve. Create jobs
through other means of revenue generation and stop their corrupt practices.
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