BY Austin Ogwuda

Asaba— Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, yesterday, called on the Federal Character Commission, FCC , to ensure that the nation’s revenue was equitably and fairly distributed among the three tiers of government in order to bail out some states which find it difficult to even pay salaries of their workers due to lack of funds.

He charged the commission to go beyond its statutory mandate of ensuring fair and equitable distribution of positions in the public service, to ensure that the nation’s resources were equitably distributed between the three tiers of government.

Receiving, the commissioner representing Delta State in the FCC, Chief Emmanuel Ebimami,  on a courtesy visit at Government House, Uduaghan, said: “There is the need for FCC to deal with the complexity of the country in the distribution of positions, especially the balancing act of the different ethnic groups.

“Beyond that I want to add a third mandate for the FCC, that you should ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the revenue of the nation. As at today, most states cannot pay salaries as they do not have enough funds to do so. Funding is a very big challenge at the state level and I believe that the FCC should look into this area.”