The Senate has rejected a bill
seeking to compel the Federal Government to recognise Lagos as the country’s
commercial capital.
Based on the bill the recognition
will entitle Lagos to one per cent of the nation’s revenue.
The bill, which was sponsored by
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, was rejected in a rowdy session on Wednesday.
During the second reading of the
bill, the Chief Whip, Sen. Olusola Adeyeye, one of those who supported the
bill, had asked why the Federal Capital Territory was being subsidized by the
Federal Government, whereas taxes were being paid for same government services
in Lagos.
He also asked why some northern
states which banned alcohol consumption were benefiting from the revenue from
the VAT paid on alcohol consumed in Lagos.
After he described the FCT as “a
rotten pampered child,” tempers flared in the chamber, making the Deputy Senate
President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the plenary, to ask
Adeyeye to withdraw the statement, which he did.
By then, several aggrieved lawmakers
had risen up, while some headed for the door.
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