From Raymond
Tedunjaye, Lagos
NOT less than one billion Naira is
expected to be raked in by the Lagos State Government from the
annual registration fee from over 10,000 Community Development
Associations (CDAs) in the state.
The new bill which was signed into law Monday by the state Governor,
Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola is said to be another avenue to boost the
revenue of the state government in its drive to increase the
Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Also the new bill was said to have been aimed at regulating the
activities of the CDAs and identified the functioning associations
among the registered ones in the state.
By the new arrangements, aside the new registration fee of 10,000
Naira expected to be paid by the CDAs annually, the state government
has also instructed that the annual renewal fee be jacked up to
5,000 Naira as against the former 3,000 Naira.
While signing the bill at the State Executive Council Chambers,
Alausa-Ikeja, Governor Fashola said the CDAs are also to operate
under a uniform constitution to be given them by the state
government.
Governor Fashola who urged all CDAs in the state to assist in
monitoring of on-going government projects, added that “the new law
is to regulate and bring all CDAs under a uniform control to assist
the government in its aggressive rural development program,”
He however added that it is only through a process of this nature
that the government could achieve a rapid social change and economic
development of the grassroots.
Earlier, the Special Adviser to the governor on legislative matters,
Alhaji Abdulhakeem Abdullateef explained that the law would curb the
excesses of some leaders of the CDAs who had not been acting inline
with the vision of the government.
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