Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has said that the move by governments of Lagos and Rivers to begin collecting Value-Added Tax (VAT) in their states was a wake-up call for the state NEGROIDHAVEN can report authoritatively.
Mr Yahaya stated this on Monday in Gombe when he received stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Gombe South Senatorial district.
The stakeholders, who came to present to the governor a certificate of vote of confidence in his leadership style, were led by Bulus Amos (APC-Gombe South).
He said with what was happening with Lagos and Rivers on VAT collection, “if they are granted the opportunity to collect VAT, what are we going to do?’’
According to him, if the income from VAT ceases, the state government would be unable to pay salaries, pointing out that 35 per cent of the state’s earnings was from VAT.
