By Oduyemi Odumade
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr. Abbas Tajudeen says the 10th National Assembly is ready to empower the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to carry out its statutory mandate effectively.
Dr. Abbas who stated this when he received the management of the RMAFC on a courtesy call at his office in Abuja expressed regret that the commission has been battling with several challenges, including lack of adequate funding and infrastructure.
The chairman of the commission, Mohammed Bello Shehu led the Federal Commissioners and other top management staff on the visit.
The Speaker received them in the company of the Majority Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere; Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda; Deputy Majority Whip, Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga; Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki; Minority Whip, Ali Isa; and Deputy Minority Whip, George Ozodinobi, as well as several members of the House.
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He noted that the RMAFC was well known to him, being a member of the House Committee on Finance for eight years, from 2011 to 2019.
The Speaker also noted that he has been an advocate of additional powers for the commission and stressed the need for the parliament to come to the rescue of the Commission.
The chairman of the RMAFC
Mohammed Bello Shehu congratulated the Speaker on his emergence on June 13, 2023, noting that the Speaker was one of the greatest advocates for the Commission.”
He said the review of the Act establishing the Commission was for it to be more empowered thereby performing very well as it should perform.
“We need enforcement powers, better independence, better funding. We lack the funds to do the things that are mandated for us to do as a Commission“.n
Edited By Grace Namiji
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