How Kano Hisbah Is Fuelling The VAT War

News of the confiscation by the Islamic police in Kano otherwise known as Hisbah of – cartons of alcoholic drinks has further polarized the raging war between the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over the collection of Value Added Tax, VAT.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Rivers State has gone ahead to commence the implementation of VAT after the state legislative house passed the enabling law which was itself followed a court victory that barred the FIRS from collecting VAT within Rivers State.

The issue of VAT collection had in the past been exacerbated by the destruction of alcoholic drinks by Hisbah authorities in some states despite the states concerned getting some disproportionate amount of the VAT from the sale of the alcoholic drinks in other states.

Governor Wike had recently announced that in June that Rivers State got N4.5billion out of the N15 billion it generated in VAT representing 31.3% representing whereas Kano State which generated N2.8 billion got 100% of its VAT.

With the VAT issue raging, the Hisbah in Kano on Wednesday announced that it had confiscated 5,670 cartons of alcoholic beverage further stirring the storm.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG compiled some of the reactions pertaining to the role of the Kano Hisbah in sparking the latest VAT rage.

Reno Omokri @renoomokri

Yesterday, Kano’s Hisbah destroyed 5,760 Cartons Of Beer. Yet, Kano gets the lion’s share from VAT on beer. I’m with Wike! We must all insist on the rights of states to collect VAT as the court and law provides. The monkey should no longer work for the baboon to eat #TableShaker

chijiоke, Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering(Affidavit) @Ekwulu

Lagos state generates over 50% VAT. why must they share it with Anambra or Kano state? Go and generate your own Vat, if you think that banning mannequins or breaking beer bottles will generate more VAT, please Kontinue.

NEFERTITI @firstladyship

Go to Aminu Kano Airport, you’ll find all the Zamfara Gold & Gold mined throughout Northern Nigeria being shipped to Dubai. The Gold in the North is for the North, but my Rivers Oil Revenue is for Kano & Zamfara Wike is the indabooski. Monkey dey work, Baboon dey chop must stop.

Rinu #EndSARS @SavvyRinu without mentioning the Hisbah role in the VAT affair questioned what Kano was doing with its own rice.

Why is there so much noise over the FIRS and VAT issue? Is there no longer rice in Kano?

NEFERTITI @firstladyship

With Wike, Economic Restructuring will happen. FIRS is fighting a lost cause. They will try to amend the 1999 Constitution. They will try to stop Lagos & Rivers Government at Tanko’s Supreme Court. But they will fail. Kano must work to chop. The injustices in Nigeria is too much.

Emma ik Umeh (Tcee ) @emmaikumeh

Wike said that Rivers generated N15bn in June, but got N4.7bn while Kano generated N2.8bn, but Kano got same N2.8bn. Anyone in wike’s shoe, will even do worse. How can a state generate 15bn, you decided to give him 4.7bn. These guys don’t rate us at all.

Reno Omokri @renoomokri who had earlier noted the role of Kano Hisbah in the VAT rage added again:

More than 60% of the VAT from Lagos is taken from Lagos and given to states like Kano and others. Nigeria’s current federalism is a parasitic relationship. Yet, they reject the Southern Open Grazing ban? You reject alcohol, but want to impose killer herdsmen on us? #TableShaker

Emma ik Umeh (Tcee ) @emmaikumeh

Wike said that Rivers generated N15bn in June, but got N4.7bn while Kano generated N2.8bn, but Kano got same N2.8bn. Anyone in wike’s shoe, will even do worse. How can a state generate 15bn, you decided to give him 4.7bn. These guys don’t rate us at all.

Rinu #EndSARS  @SavvyRinu

I love what Wike has started. Each to her own state! All Southern States should follow suit. You can’t destroy beer in your state, and expect the VAT from other states. Hisbah should generate VAT for Kano.

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