{"id":3394,"date":"2021-07-27T14:25:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2021-07-29T14:29:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:29:16","slug":"why-states-should-set-up-fiscal-commissions-frc-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/?p=3394","title":{"rendered":"Why states should set up Fiscal Commissions \u2013 FRC Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Abuja, Victor Muruako, has urged state governments to enact Fiscal Responsibility Laws and set up related Commissions, as macro-economic stability for the country cannot be achieved\u00a0by the<\/a>\u00a0Federal Government alone.<\/p>\n

Muruako also commended the\u00a0Governor<\/a>\u00a0of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, for setting the Fiscal Responsibility Commission in addition to having an enabling law in place and urged other state governors to tow similar paths for the sake of national economic\u00a0growth<\/a>\u00a0and development.<\/p>\n

According to a statement by Bede Anyanwu, Head, Strategic Communications, FRC Abuja,
\nMuruako said these during the opening of a five-day capacity-building session for the chairman and members of the Benue State Fiscal Responsibility Commission, held in Abuja on Monday.<\/p>\n

He said,\u201dThe FRC is committed to partnering with States and Local Governments towards strengthening the fiscal responsibility ecosystem in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a nation has one macro-economy and its components such as States and Local Governments, in the case of Nigeria, are indispensable in achieving positive outcomes in key indices of economic development, including macroeconomic stability, debt sustainability, accountability,\u00a0transparency<\/a>\u00a0and sustainability, amongst others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u00a0will<\/a>\u00a0be near futile to faithfully implement the Fiscal Responsibility Act\u00a0at<\/a>\u00a0the federal level\u201d without instilling fiscal discipline in the state given that the revenue\u00a0allocation<\/a>\u00a0formula places 48% of the federation revenue with the Federal Government while 52% goes to States and Local Governments.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said further: \u201cWhen you add the IGRs of states and LGs to their allocations from the federation account, their relevance become even more pronounced. Subnational governments cannot be overlooked\u00a0or<\/a>\u00a0neglected in the desire to harness the benefits of properly managed public revenue, spending and debt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen macroeconomic management is mentioned, people tend to think of it as the sole responsibility of the Federal Government, with the Federal Minister of Finance as the arrowhead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile that is not altogether false, it needs to be seen and acknowledged that the collective fiscal activities of states and local governments outweigh those of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n

\u201cHence, to work hard\u00a0at<\/a>\u00a0controlling unemployment, inflation, security,\u00a0transparency<\/a>, accountability, sustainability, macroeconomic stability, etc without a commensurate commitment of states (in particular) and local governments is like mopping the floor with the tap running.<\/p>\n

\u201dWhile calling on State Governments that are yet to conclude the process of enactment of Fiscal responsibility laws and establishment of independent Fiscal Responsibility Commissions to take immediate steps to that effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Muruako added, \u201cOur high regards for the Benue State\u00a0Governor<\/a>\u00a0under whom the Benue Fiscal Responsibility Law was enacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0Governor<\/a>\u00a0went beyond setting up the Commission but also \u201cauthorized you to come to Abuja and interact with the heart of the fiscal responsibility ecosystem in West Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cI commend him for this and urge other states to take a cue from Benue State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Muruako stated that the exercise\u00a0by the<\/a>\u00a0Benue FRC is a product of the efforts and engagements of the Commission with state governments and other key stakeholders over the years, in deference to Section 54 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.<\/p>\n

He commended the patriotism of staff the Commission that kept them moving.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were forced\u00a0by the<\/a>\u00a0circumstance of our origin to become pathfinders in issues of fiscal responsibility management, in line with the stipulations of the FRA 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not disappointed. We have learnt. We have grown. We have done well. Over the years, our presence has been established in the Committee of MDAs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Speaking also, the acting chairman of the Benue State FRC, Mr. Igyuse Yahuza, commened the efforts of Mr. Muruako and his officials and said his team was in Abuja to \u201cstudy your office work outlet and bring it to bear on our day-to-day function in Benue State.\u201d<\/p>\n

The five-day capacity-building exercise\u00a0will<\/a>\u00a0feature briefings from directorates of the FRC, Abuja as well as presentations from sister agencies like the Debt Management Office (DMO), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Abuja, Victor Muruako, has urged state governments to enact Fiscal Responsibility Laws and set up related Commissions, as macro-economic stability for the country cannot be achieved\u00a0by the\u00a0Federal Government alone. Muruako also commended the\u00a0Governor\u00a0of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, for setting the Fiscal Responsibility Commission in addition to having an enabling…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3395,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3394\/revisions\/3395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiscalresponsibility.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}