From Umar Dankano, Yola
The Vice President General Supreme Council of Muslim Community Eastern States, Dr.Eze Aliyu Musa has appealed to Abia State government to revert back to the already established sharing formula of revenue accruing from cattle business.
Eze Musa made the appeal in Yola during a condolence visit to the lamido Adamawa over the demise of former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service and a brother to the lamido,late Ahmed Aliyu Mustapha,who died early September this year.
Musa told the lamido that the eastern states Muslim Community has a long time cordial relationship with his emirate which also promotes economic growth through cattle business from the North East to the southern region of the country.
He decried that the revenue accruing from the cattle business is being devided for the Abia state government which has 60% while Ummunahi local government area, Igbo Muslim Community and the Fulani/Hausa Community has 40% , noting that the situation is no longer in practice due bureaucracy.
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