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By DAUD OLATUNJI ABEOKUTA-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised  members of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to make the sharing of the nation’s revenue among different levels of governments proportionate to their responsibilities. Obasanjo also said  that the items on the exclusive and the concurrent lists in the constitution must be quantified to determine how much of the nation’s resources should be allocated to them. Speaking in his Abeokuta residence on Monday when members of the RMAFC  paid him an advocacy visit ahead of the proposed review of the existing revenue sharing formulae. According to Obasanjo,  the need for the quantification of responsibilities of the different tiers of governments is necessary  for a fair and equitable revenue sharing formula. Obasanjo  who emphasised  that it was  necessary, to avoid a lopsided or disproportionate revenue sharing formula  urged the commission to engage the   services of experts and  consultants. Mor...

Abeokuta - Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday called on aggrieved members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to embrace peace in order to move the party forward. Obasanjo, who was the immediate past Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, appealed to the aggrieved party members to remain calm and allow the resolution of of the crises rocking the party. The Special Convention of the party was held at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Sunday where 17 new national officers were elected while a faction of the party under the leadership of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and seven Governors also met at Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre where it elected another set of officers. The Atiku-led faction said they took the decision to salvage the party from ''those who had hijacked it.'' "I want to passionately appeal to both sides to sheath their swords and maintain status quo. "I urge members of the party t...