The thirty-six state governors in Nigeria have agreed to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes across the country.
They made the resolution after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, in Abuja.
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who read the communique at the end of the meeting, said the governors resolved to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes which they say are responsible for food inflation in the country.
Sanwo-Olu said the Forum received a briefing from the National Security Adviser, accompanied by the Ministers of Defence, Agriculture, Livestock Development and Transportation, on the rising cost of food and livestock transportation across the country.
According to him, the presentation revealed that the proliferation of checkpoints, illegal taxation, and poor infrastructure are key contributors to price inflation and inefficiencies in the food supply chain.
The Governors acknowledged the urgency of the matter and expressed commitment to collaborate with federal authorities to streamline levies, dismantle unauthorized checkpoints, and improve the movement of goods across states.
The communique was signed by NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
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