The Minister-Designate for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim has pledged to strengthen the property rate policy to generate funds for the operations of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs).
Speaking during his vetting before Parliament's Appointments Committee on Tuesday, January 21, he emphasised the importance of revenue generation within the assemblies.
He posits that property rate collection is the quickest means to generate revenue at the district level.
The Banda MP pledged to ensure the system is decentralised for the assemblies to undertake the collections, ensuring its efficiency. "Ever since I entered this chamber, Minister of Local Government upon Minister of Local Government has been complaining about one critical thing and that is property rate.
